> Was Darwin's statement "It has been experimentally proved that if a plot of
> ground be sown with one species of grass, and a similar plot be sown with
> several distinct genera of grasses, a greater number of plants and a greater
> weight of dry herbage can be raised", a valid statement?
I emphasize to my student's, and also believe, that an experiment cannot "prove"
anything. Rather, the results provide support for or against a premise.
It is not easy to pose a question nor make a statement that cannot be misinterpreted.
Stu
Garfield High School
Los Angeles
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