Actually, I'm saying many theories can be assumed to be facts, like evolution, while many are not. Then there's plenty in the middle that need more testing.
Larry mumbled something about evolution and insulin as proof all theories are facts. . On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 12:38 PM, GMoney <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 11:31 AM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> When did I ever say that? >> >> The issue is whether every scientific theory is fact. To take one >> theory and write the law of theory on that is stupid. >> >> We had this discussion and anyone with a clue realizes that not all >> scientific theories prove to be true. That's why they are theories and >> not laws. >> > > Very true. but evolution is one of the most studied, and verified, theories > in science. As theories go, it's pretty rock solid. > > But Sam is right, anyone who calls evolution a "fact" should probably be > corrected....after all, if we are going to hold people accountable for > discounting evolution as a "theory" because they don't understand the true > scientific meaning of the word, then WE must be sure to hold our words to > their scientific meanings as well. Evolution is not a scientific fact, it is > a scientific theory. > > Sam knows full well the weight that scientific theory holds, and he's never > doubted or debated against it....he just questions the validity of calling > it a "fact", and semantically and scientifically speaking, he's right. > > So if we can just clear up these silly semantics, i don't think there is any > disagreement here. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:342821 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
