On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:53:50 -0700, "Mike Painter"
sbcglobal.net> wrote:>Patriot Games wrote:
>> On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:17:02 -0700 (PDT), Davej
hotmail.com>
>> wrote:>>> On Aug 25, 4:29 pm, Patriot Games
America.Com> wrote:>>>> On Sun, 24 Aug 2008, Davej
hotmail.com> wrote:>>>>> On Aug 24, Patriot Games
America.Com> wrote:>>>>>> 2+2=4 is Science and is Fact. Its not Theory.
>>>>>> High school should be about Science FACTS.
>>>>>> University should be about Theory (given one has a solid
>>>>>> foundation in the facts).
>>>>> So in other words you believe that scientists should not decide
>>>>> what should be taught in high school science classes?
>>>> Hell no! That's the Fox guarding the Chicken Coop!
>>> Science is based on theories not "facts."
>> No, not really. As facts are acquired about something theroies are
>> put forth to explain that something based on those facts. As theories
>> are trashed, expanded, improved; and as more facts are acquired and
>> applied to those theories the Something becomes a known Fact itself.
>Facts are facts and a theory is the best explanation for them. A theory
>never becomes a fact. (Except is some science fiction stories)
Nope. At one point we had a Theory that gravity could bend light.
It looked good on paper. And some guy that you've obviously never
heard of (named Einstein) had something of a reputation for doing
doing pretty good work on paper.
Then, years later, that Theory was PROVEN to be a FACT.
>>> You want these theories to be judged by who? Politicians? Religious
>>> authorities?
>> Theories are NEVER judged. They're NEVER judged by anyone. Theories
>> are proven (or disproven) independent of any person.
>Theories are *NEVER* proven. Never.
See above.
You're a fool.
Get back to us when you finish high school.
