Interesting article:
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/ ... -1.1458052
Society would benefit from a better understanding of what is and isn't science.
A theory is distinguished by having both explanatory and predicative power...
What is & isn't science
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What is & isn't science
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uniface
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'nuff said there, I guess !Irish Times wrote:Not only do people dispute evolution, many deny the existence of man-made global warming, despite incontrovertible evidence.
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Recent events show it's certainly not just the bible thumpers who corrupt the scientific method.
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Ernie L wrote:Recent events show it's certainly not just the bible thumpers who corrupt the scientific method.
That would be the Republicans......
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Indeed. Exhibit A is the Georgia senate rate among the biggest collection of republican jerkoffs the world has ever seen.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/201 ... ly-be-nuts
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/201 ... ly-be-nuts
The Next Senator From Georgia Will Probably be Nuts
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Frank Harrist
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I'm home! I missed you guys and didn't even know it until I came back here.
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Frank Harrist wrote:I'm home! I missed you guys and didn't even know it until I came back here.
Glad to have you back Frank!
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Indeed.
Something is wrong here. War, disease, death, destruction, hunger, filth, poverty, torture, crime, corruption, and the Ice Capades. Something is definitely wrong. This is not good work. If this is the best God can do, I am not impressed.
-- George Carlin
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Frank Harrist
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Now, lets kick this donkey! (I don't mean democrats, just a figure of speech for lets get things going on here!)