"Robert J. Kolker" wrote in message
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Jeff Utz wrote:


How does one saying "this is not proven; it's just a theory" differ from
a
scientific theory? Not all scientific theories are proven. Having
evidence
in support of a theory is not the same thing as proving a theory.\\

No scientific theory is proven right. A scientific theory can be proven
wrong. The point is that a scientific theory is testable, challangable
and falsifiable, empirically.



AND amenable to revision when needed.

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New definition of irony:

'Today's liberal Democrats are like the supporters of the Third Reich of the
'30's and '40's
- they absolutely trusted the government to "make things right". '
-Comment made on the internet by an ardent GW Bush supporter.