I don't mean to be rude, but that's one of the sorriest comments I have ever read on Free Republic.
The opinions of non-politicians are pretty useless when you have questions regarding politics.
The opinions of non-artists are pretty useless when you have questions regarding art.
The opinions of men are pretty useless when you have questions regarding women. (Yes, I only recognize 2 sexes.)
The opinions of non-believers are pretty useless when you have questions regarding theology.
By shutting out all but the true believers from the debate you GUARANTEE that you will, eventually, stray into a fundamentalist religion. It's preciesly because science can operate in the full light of day, defending itself against all comers, that it has brought us so far.
If you can't explain your science to the layman, I would propose you are no longer dealing in science.
Shalom.
"The opinions of men are pretty useless when you have questions regarding women."
I'm sorry, was there some insanely huge discovery lately that cleared up that timeless mystery while I was upstairs playing video games?
Just guessing but I think the correct definition of theory as it is used in science has been posted to this site 1000's of times by dozens of different posters. And people still use that work incorrectly.
It isn't a question of being able to explain it, some just will not listen.
"If you can't explain your science to the layman, I would propose you are no longer dealing in science.
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I give you String Theory. So far, I have not found a comprehensible lay explanation of it. Same with subatomic physics.
Still, if you wish information on those two subjects, who would you ask? A lay person?