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Read past point 1, and then, stop using a literary dictionary to look up scientific definitions.Just as it is with someone who misunderstands plain English.
theory
noun the·o·ry \ˈthē-ə-rē, ˈthir-ē\
Definition of theory for Students
plural
theories
- 1 : an idea or opinion that is presented as true <Nobody knows where he went, but each of us has a theory.> <Perhaps they were formulating their own theories about how Cedric had died. — J. K. Rowling, Goblet of Fire>
- 2 : a general rule offered to explain a scientific phenomenon <the theory of gravity>
- 3 : the general rules followed in a science or an art <music theory>
Quite, they're entirely irrelevant to it.Nor do they help the case.
It's a point that has nothing to do with the facts of evolution, it's a point about what may or may not be appropriate in the workplace. The two sides of the story are so far apart, I suspect they're both some way from the truth, so I see it more as a reminder of potential problems of conflicts between religion and science in the workplace.Hey, if you refuse to see a real world good point, that's up to to you. this is one of those things that are hardly worth arguing.
Quite, they're entirely irrelevant to it.
It's a point that has nothing to do with the facts of evolution, it's a point about what may or may not be appropriate in the workplace. The two sides of the story are so far apart, I suspect they're both some way from the truth, so I see it more as a reminder of potential problems of conflicts between religion and science in the workplace.
Read past point 1, and then, stop using a literary dictionary to look up scientific definitions.
And mind you all, scientific theory only means it is scientific opinion, nothing more.
No. We're talking about the word "theory", not "opinion". Look it up in a dictionary of scientific terms if you want the correct scientific use of it.You can't be serious.
Don't use a dictionary to look up scientific definitions?? We aren't dealing with scientific definitions here, we are dealing with the word "opinion". And you people say agenda is not involved here?
I use a dictionary to look up definitions,. and since you don't like the definition due to the fact it doesn't work for your agenda, you basically tell me not to use a dictionary to look up definitions. I use a dictionary for any other word, why not in this case?
Do you not see how ridiculous your reply is?
Creative too. I was wondering how you were going to get out of that one.... Still am
A scientific theory is a description of physical reality, so you are arguing against reality. Quite funny.
So you are saying what is defined as opinion is in fact reality?
Even more funny.
A lot of "just us saying it makes it so" around here, especially when things like dictionaries say it isn't. Easy to see how you all so easily fall for the evolution fallacy...it's so because they said so.
Funnier yet.
Name calling doesn't make you less wrong, either, FYI.
No. We're talking about the word "theory", not "opinion". Look it up in a dictionary of scientific terms if you want the correct scientific use of it.
I know science can be hard and all, but really, the meaning of "scientific theory" is probably high school.
I know English can be hard and all, but really, Theory is defined as opinion.
It's also defined as assumption. a little icing on the cake for ya'.
I'm not stoopingPoint that name out to me.
No. It's. Not. As has been explained to you. Repeatedly.And theory is defined as opinion.
Unbelievable
You calling it opinion repeatedly still doesn't make it an opinion.
Nor does peppering your post with condescension nor name calling.
As has ALSO been explained to you, a literary dictionary is not the place to find scientific definitions.Nope, but the Merriam Webster does.
Is there a reason you prefer being wrong and insulting to, you know, learning something correct?Funny how they show desperation when they are wrong by bringing up the most petty irrelevant things. Never fails with some.
And anotherA scientific theory is a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world that is acquired through the scientific method and repeatedly tested and confirmed, preferably using a written, pre-defined, protocol of observations and experiments.
https://www.nap.edu/read/6024/chapter/2#2
The Structure of Scientific Theories
First published Thu Mar 5, 2015
Scientific inquiry has led to immense explanatory and technological successes, partly as a result of the pervasiveness of scientific theories. Relativity theory, evolutionary theory, and plate tectonics were, and continue to be, wildly successful families of theories within physics, biology, and geology. Other powerful theory clusters inhabit comparatively recent disciplines such as cognitive science, climate science, molecular biology, microeconomics, and Geographic Information Science (GIS). Effective scientific theories magnify understanding, help supply legitimate explanations, and assist in formulating predictions. Moving from their knowledge-producing representational functions to their interventional roles (Hacking 1983), theories are integral to building technologies used within consumer, industrial, and scientific milieus.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/structure-scientific-theories/
I'm not stooping
As has ALSO been explained to you, a literary dictionary is not the place to find scientific definitions.
[/QUOTE][/QUOTE]Is there a reason you prefer being wrong and insulting to, you know, learning something correct?
See previous post. 2 definitions of scientific theory. Both credible sources, more appropriate than a generalist literary dictionary. Neither mentions opinion.That's name calling? Seriously?
Like I said desperate, and even more so than I first thought. You're giving away the fact you know you haven't a leg to stand on here.
Depends on how you measure race, I suppose. Science doesn't actually recognize race, so I gave you an explanation for why all humans don't look the same, and why people primarily of ancestry from specific areas tend to have similar traits to each other.
The concept of race is more of a human invention centered around these physical traits and cultural backgrounds. By that dynamic, the number of "races" world wide are in the multi hundreds, perhaps thousands.
A scientific theory is a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world that is acquired through the scientific method and repeatedly tested and confirmed, preferably using a written, pre-defined, protocol of observations and experiments.
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