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To: BenLurkin
... I'm pretty sure gravity is a fact.

Well you are wrong.

Facts are observable. "A rock drops to the earth" is a fact. Facts can be replicated and reproduced. I can drop the rock, you can drop it, anyone can and get the same observational results.

Facts are grouped into principles. "All things when dropped, fall to the earth." That is an example of a principle. It comes from the facts that we all can replicate and can be supported by experimentation.

"Gravity is the force that causes objects to be attracted to each other"-- a theory to explain the principles and facts. Theories, and principles can only be supported or disproved. They are never proven by experimentation.

125 posted on 06/22/2003 6:57:28 PM PDT by Lysander (My army can kill your army)
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To: Lysander
Yes, how gravity works is a theory. We seem to be in agreement on this.

Evolution is also just a theory. That being the case, it is appropriate that the school board wants children to understand that evolution is only a theory.

193 posted on 06/22/2003 7:59:28 PM PDT by BenLurkin (Socialism is slavery.)
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