[Dataman]

You didn't direct this at me but I did check your work and it was wrong. Either you have a children's version of the American Heritage dictionary or you just made up your research.

Typical evolutionist snobbery. You can't find it therefore it doesn't exist. No wonder you are losing the battle.

 theory (thEEuh-rEE)

   noun: plural: theories.
   1. A statement or set of statements designed to explain a phenomenon or
       class of phenomena.
   2. A set of rules or principles designed for the study or practice of an
       art or discipline.
   3. Abstract thought untested in practice.
   4. An assumption or guess.
 [< Greek theoria.]
 --theoretical (-reti-kuhl) --adjective
 --theoretically --adverb

I'll accept your admission of error at your earliest convenience.

[balrog666]

I'll accept your admission of error at your earliest convenience.

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHA!

How about the 3000 admissions/apologies/corrections you owe the rest of the readers? And probably yourself...

[JeffAtlanta]

I'll accept your admission of error at your earliest convenience.

No errors were made. You cited your source as the American Heritage dictionary. I just went to the American Heritage site and looked up 'theory'. Here is the link: http://www.bartleby.com/61/20/T0152000.html . You must be using a children's version because it doesn't have the simplistic definitions that you just listed.

Regardless, why would you apply definition #4 (“An assumption or guess”) of your source to the theory of evolution rather than definition #1 (“A statement or set of statements designed to explain a phenomenon or class of phenomena”)? Its already been explained to you what the word ‘theory’ means in a scientific context.

I'm still waiting for some of the intellectually honest creationists to step in and correct Dataman on this point.

[narby]

Music Theory = 4. An assumption or guess.

Evolution Theory = 4. An assumption or guess.

Oh, I get it.

[js1138]

theory (thEEuh-rEE)

noun: plural: theories.
1. A statement or set of statements designed to explain a phenomenon or
class of phenomena.
2. A set of rules or principles designed for the study or practice of an
art or discipline.
3. Abstract thought untested in practice.
4. An assumption or guess.
[< Greek theoria.]
--theoretical (-reti-kuhl) --adjective
--theoretically --adverb



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