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Faith in Theory (Great article by great conservative)
Opinion Journal ^ | December 26 2005 | James Q Wilson

Posted on 12/30/2005 9:12:43 AM PST by RightWingAtheist

When a federal judge in Pennsylvania struck down the efforts of a local school board to teach "intelligent design," he rightly criticized the wholly unscientific nature of that enterprise. Some people will disagree with his view, arguing that evolution is a "theory" and intelligent design is a "theory," so students should look at both theories.

But this view confuses the meaning of the word "theory." In science, a theory states a relationship between two or more things (scientists like to call them "variables") that can be tested by factual observations. We have a "theory of gravity" that predicts the speed at which two objects will fall toward one another, the path on which a satellite must travel if it is to maintain a constant distance from the earth, and the position that a moon will keep with respect to its associated planet.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: crevolist; evolution; faith; jamesqwilson; science; theory; wilson
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To: jwalsh07

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141 posted on 01/03/2006 12:48:08 PM PST by BenLurkin (O beautiful for patriot dream - that sees beyond the years)
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To: Torie

Appreciate it, I don't like appealing to your authority because I know how much it costs. :-}


142 posted on 01/03/2006 4:24:56 PM PST by jwalsh07
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To: jwalsh07

God has ear hair. I was made in his image, after all. Ear hair is important according to God, although I am not sure of the reason.

Also back hair.

And gall bladders--mine was removed.

And skin cancer. God has skin cancer.


143 posted on 01/05/2006 3:28:56 PM PST by MonroeDNA (Look for the union label--on the bat crashing through your windshield!)
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To: MonroeDNA

Very profound. I'm speechless.


144 posted on 01/05/2006 3:30:54 PM PST by jwalsh07
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