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To: Right Wing Professor
A conjecture is not a theory. It is weaker than a theory.

In my way of thinking, all theory is conjecture, but not all conjecture is theory. Do we agree?

1,981 posted on 05/30/2005 9:09:03 PM PDT by Fester Chugabrew
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To: Fester Chugabrew
In my way of thinking, all theory is conjecture...

Why do creationists always insist on changing the meanings of words? Why can't you just use them to mean what everyone else does? RWP is right, a scientific conjecture is far weaker than a scientific theory.

1,987 posted on 05/31/2005 12:20:07 AM PDT by edsheppa
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To: Fester Chugabrew
In my way of thinking, all theory is conjecture, but not all conjecture is theory. Do we agree?

No.

Conjecture: inference based on inconclusive or incomplete evidence; guesswork.

Theory: Systematically organized knowledge applicable in a relatively wide variety of circumstances; especially, a system of assumptions, accepted principles, and rules of procedure devised to analyze predict, or otherwise explain the nature or behavior of a specified set of phenomena

Both definitions from the American Heritage Dictionary, Collegiate edition, 1976.

2,020 posted on 05/31/2005 7:06:16 AM PDT by Right Wing Professor
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