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To: WKB; SampleMan
SampleMan said:
Apparently not all the scientists at Princeton are drinking the "everything there is to know about evolution is already known" Kool-Aid.

WKB said:
Evo articles are ALWAYS full of if, could have, might have, may have, might possibly be, etc etc etc.

For some reason we scientists either know EVERYTHING or know NOTHING. Make up your minds.

Part of good science is in defining not just what we know but also the boundaries on that knowledge. EVERY measurement made in a laboratory or in some kind of observation of the universe has some kind of error associated with it. You acknowledge that uncertainty and judge how accurate or precise your measurement happens to be (the two are not exactly the same) and therefor how much confidence you can have in your results. This is how science works.
138 posted on 03/30/2006 12:38:14 PM PST by gomaaa (We love Green Functions!!!!)
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To: gomaaa
Hey, I said, "not all the scientists". What more do you want?

Frankly I've seen more humility in fighter pilots than I see on these threads concerning the likelihood that something could be unknown.

But keep screaming, you might convince me that you're on the reasonable list.
139 posted on 03/30/2006 12:53:30 PM PST by SampleMan
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