The Croquist
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Wed Feb-20-08 07:28 AM
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| 33. The word THEORY works very well thank you |
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Just because people misuse a word is no reason to change. It is a reason to educate and by calling Evolution a THEORY, over 1 million Floridians are about to educated in what a theory is.
Believing that we never landed on the moon is not a theory. It is a (stupid) idea.
Believing that Barack Obama is secretly a Muslim is not a theory. It is a (stupid) idea.
Believing that living things change over time to better adapt to their environment is a theory. It's called Evolution.
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| -Science Standards Will Call Evolution 'Scientific Theory' |
sabra |
Feb-19-08 03:50 PM |
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As opposed to religious myth? |
JDPriestly |
Feb-19-08 03:52 PM |
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as opposed to fairy tales |
melody |
Feb-19-08 04:06 PM |
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The ignorant will love that the word "theory" is attached to the standards |
EvolveOrConvolve |
Feb-19-08 03:54 PM |
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This is definitely a case of "be careful what you wish for." Now that the YEC crowd has |
yellowcanine |
Feb-19-08 03:57 PM |
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Yes, it's a scientific theory. Which is NOT the same thing as, say, a crazy person's THEORY that |
impeachdubya |
Feb-19-08 04:00 PM |
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Or that jesus/mithra/zues/____ exists. |
Zhade |
Feb-19-08 10:28 PM |
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as a biologist, I'm perfectly happy with that term.... |
mike_c |
Feb-19-08 04:03 PM |
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But the problem i have with it |
quantass |
Feb-19-08 04:26 PM |
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well, I'm just not willing to reward ignorance by accomodating it... |
mike_c |
Feb-19-08 04:36 PM |
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Yes, I agree that lay people and average joes should be able to set the standards for science. |
quantessd |
Feb-24-08 12:49 AM |
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I mostly agree, but I worry that... |
D23MIURG23 |
Feb-19-08 05:33 PM |
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To remedy that, we should always couple it with Theory of Gravity |
Deny and Shred |
Feb-19-08 06:45 PM |
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Thank you...Evolution is indeed a "scientific theory"... |
rasputin1952 |
Feb-19-08 07:35 PM |
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sorry... Evolution is a FACT, the mechanism that drives it is theory. it is easily proved a fact. |
sam sarrha |
Feb-19-08 04:05 PM |
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Religion on the other hand is easly proven a myth.. |
sam sarrha |
Feb-19-08 04:06 PM |
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i.e., does religion offer testable hypotheses? |
BadgerKid |
Feb-19-08 04:13 PM |
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No, it cant... |
quantass |
Feb-19-08 04:20 PM |
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. |
BadgerKid |
Feb-19-08 04:54 PM |
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yes they do... a lady called Rev Hegie an said she donated $500 and now whenever she goes |
sam sarrha |
Feb-19-08 04:21 PM |
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did she happen to notice |
ldf |
Feb-19-08 06:50 PM |
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Evolution is more than a FACT because... |
quantass |
Feb-19-08 04:17 PM |
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Evolution is a very robust theory |
ginbarn |
Feb-19-08 04:20 PM |
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Precisely |
quantass |
Feb-19-08 04:23 PM |
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Science really needs to drop the word THEORY and replace it with LAW |
quantass |
Feb-19-08 04:13 PM |
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It's hard to watch the genetic mutation of species genes |
ngant17 |
Feb-19-08 04:40 PM |
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No problem...watch evolution in the lab |
BadgerKid |
Feb-19-08 05:35 PM |
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The word THEORY works very well thank you |
The Croquist |
Feb-20-08 07:28 AM |
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No can do, because a LAW in science means something completely different. |
sutz12 |
Feb-24-08 01:24 AM |
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Another difference between a law and a theory |
The Croquist |
Feb-24-08 06:59 AM |
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that these fights still go on in a suppsedly modern society is yet |
Kali |
Feb-19-08 05:13 PM |
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Works for me - gives creationists nothing to complain about |
Prefer |
Feb-19-08 05:29 PM |
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They weren't even allowed to use the word "evolution" before? |
KevinJ |
Feb-19-08 05:44 PM |
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Islamic wingnuts Christian wingnuts, hate, hate, hate and death Satanas is at work! |
pingzing58 |
Feb-19-08 06:49 PM |
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Florida = Laughing stock of the U.S. |
Hissyspit |
Feb-19-08 06:58 PM |
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Recommended reading "Science, Evolution, and Creationism" just published by National Academy of |
jody |
Feb-19-08 09:31 PM |
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Eh, no biggie. Truth in advertising really. It IS a theory. A prevailing theory, but a theory. |
soothsayer |
Feb-20-08 01:59 AM |
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Gravity is a "scientific theory" too. |
baldguy |
Feb-20-08 07:16 AM |
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As long as they don't have to include the "Theory" of creation, or ID, I'm good. nt |
sutz12 |
Feb-24-08 01:27 AM |
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