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To: Arlis
It is even more hypocritical, for it takes positions of theory and presents them as absolute, incontrovertible fact. It stands that its understanding is unassailable.

For someone who claims to have been a public school science teacher, you show absolutely no understanding of what a scientific theory is. In science, a theory is the framework that provides the logical framework for the observed data. It both explains existing data and provides a framework in which to devise testable hypotheses. Theories are always being refined over time as new evidence is revealed by hypothesis testing--that is how science works. The fact that a theory is constantly being updated does not mean it is wrong.

30 posted on 02/05/2014 4:36:31 AM PST by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: exDemMom

I stand by my statement that not only are theories fine-tuned as you say - they are also proven totally wrong.

I do understand the whole theory thing, but didn’t want to spend the time & trouble detailing all of it....


34 posted on 02/05/2014 7:20:58 AM PST by Arlis
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3120170/posts


47 posted on 02/06/2014 10:47:29 PM PST by Arlis
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