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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-20-10 01:24 AM Original message |
Teabaggers misuse the word "theory". O'Donnell did this. |
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meowomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-20-10 01:26 AM Response to Original message |
1. They mean hypothesis |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-20-10 01:39 PM Response to Reply #1 |
21. Exactly. Stupid idiots. nt |
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Rhiannon12866 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-20-10 01:35 AM Response to Original message |
2. K&R. I am totally stunned at the amount of ignorance and misinformation |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-20-10 01:38 AM Response to Original message |
3. I can't tell you how many times I have heard, "it is only a theory." |
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Lucian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-20-10 01:38 AM Response to Original message |
4. Well, theories are set up so they can be disproven... |
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Blecht (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-20-10 09:32 AM Response to Reply #4 |
17. Gravity is not a theory |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-20-10 01:39 AM Response to Original message |
5. Gravitation is a theory. A *scientific* theory is a set of facts... |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-20-10 01:50 AM Response to Original message |
6. Whenever someone says. "I have a theory..." it means |
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geckosfeet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-20-10 06:44 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Again, misuse of the word. Should be 'I have a hypoyhesis'. |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-20-10 09:17 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. No, not really. |
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geckosfeet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-20-10 08:05 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. It's a hypothesis for people who are made entirely of nuts - or, in this case - nutz. |
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DaveinJapan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-20-10 02:17 AM Response to Original message |
7. I agree with you to a point, however nothing is ever REALLY "proven" |
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tulsakatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-20-10 02:35 AM Response to Original message |
8. the real problem is that they think creationism should be taught as an equal to evolution..... |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-20-10 03:57 AM Response to Original message |
9. Right, there's the "theory" that the sun's energy is driven by nuclear fusion |
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Flubadubya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-20-10 04:18 AM Response to Original message |
10. Of course, her backers and followers "appreciate the ignorance"... |
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NoPasaran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-20-10 07:26 AM Response to Original message |
12. Newton's Laws are laws, not theories |
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Viking12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-20-10 07:39 AM Response to Original message |
13. Proof is a mathematical term, not a scientific one. |
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Blecht (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-20-10 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
15. It's amazing to me that you have these degrees |
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Viking12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-20-10 09:31 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. +1 |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-20-10 11:18 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. Yes, I know how the scientific method works. |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 12:49 AM Response to Reply #15 |
24. -1 for hyperbole. nt. |
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FirstTimeVoterAt37 (380 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-20-10 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
18. "Evolutionary Theory" attempts to explain the mechanics of evolution (the fact) |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-20-10 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
19. Spot on! "Theory" |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-20-10 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
20. Can we test that theory of gravity using Christine? |
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