Actually it was tested repeatedly for about 100 years. You need another qualifier to prove your point, or you could just admit your wrong and move on...or just move on.
. On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 9:41 PM, Gruss Gott <[email protected]> wrote: > > Phlogiston was was not a tested theory, only a postulate or inference based > on observation, and that postulate failed under testing. It really doesn't > matter what was "thought to exist" to use your wording. What matters is that > something is tested and KNOWN to exist. > > A proven scientific theory, or fact, must be testable, repeatable, > predictive, and quantifiable. Phlogiston was not. > > A modern equivalent would be dark matter theory. This substance is not > tested, but inferred or postulated, based on other testable phenomena. Dark > matter itself has never been been quantified as other than a place holder > thus dark matter is not yet a fact just like phlogiston wasnt. > > So tested theories are, in fact, fact. > > PS > If you want another example take black holes. General relativity postulated > them, but they were never experimentally detected. Now they are, and their > behavior is as predicted and is quantifiable and repeatable thus general > relativity is f ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:342908 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
