Reading through Marwan Saidi's message reminded me (unintentionally I'm sure) of one of my favorite misapplied science clich�s: "Nature abhors a vacuum"
Considering that here are some guidelines I've come up with to define a misapplied science cliche: 1) The clich� is applied as a debate ender or causal reason to areas other than intended such as economics, politics, or sociology. An example might be claiming "Survival of the fittest" to justify corporate rape. 2) The clich� is applied continuously even tho' the original scientific premise is itself incorrect. An example would be "Nature abhors a vacuum" as nearly 100% of the universe is vacuous. Nature, it seems, could give a toss about a vacuum - gravity on the other hand seems to care quite a bit. 3) The clich� is just plain used incorrectly to further selfish needs. An environmentally unfriendly corporation (or individual) may reply to criticism with "the ecology is a self-correcting system" for example. Any others? Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm
