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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Well, at least they know what the word "evolution" means. ;)

Words are just symbols, and even in science, where verbal precision is almost as important as in law, some of the most commonly used words have different meaning for different people. Usually the differences are subtle, but they can be subtle as when an airplane on a 4,000 mile journey starts the trip only one degree off course. The results can be dramatically off the mark in the end.


2 posted on 08/21/2006 9:47:55 AM PDT by RobRoy (Islam is more dangerous to the world now that Naziism was in 1937.)
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To: RobRoy

BUMP!


3 posted on 08/21/2006 9:52:32 AM PDT by Publius6961 (MSM: Israelis are killed by rockets; Lebanese are killed by Israelis.)
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To: RobRoy
in science, where verbal precision is almost as important as in law

Only if you are talking to a mechanical engineer about work and power. The intent is to reduce the planet count gap between Solar planets and extrasolar planets to maintain our position in the galactic pecking order.

12 posted on 08/21/2006 10:01:53 AM PDT by RightWhale (Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
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To: RobRoy
"Well, at least they know what the word "evolution" means. ;)"

The fact that scientists can't even decide how many planets there are just goes to show that this whole "other planets" house of cards is about to fall! There's no evidence of anything other than the sun, the earth, and the moon, and this stuff about there being other planets in our solar system is just a theory that so-called scientists (read: atheist spawn of Hitler) adhere to as a religion!
38 posted on 08/21/2006 11:10:33 AM PDT by Sofa King (A wise man uses compromise as an alternative to defeat. A fool uses it as an alternative to victory.)
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