QUOTE You want to know a funny thing ?
The law of gravitation, discovered by Isaac Newton, is factually completely wrong. It has been disproved by the theory of relativity, discovered by Albert Einstein.
Then someone should really try to do something about that. Idiots like myself, who comprise majority of the world's population (no, I don't have the statistics for that, but it can be empirically observed), end up actually thinking that they are indeed what they are called - "laws". Roughly the same way that some scientific minds and atheists think that just because it is said in the Bible that God created the world in seven days, it is to be taken as "seven human days".
QUOTE But for some things (with human-level weights or speeds), the theory of gravitation is still useful, that why we still use it. But try to launch a rocket using the newtonian theory of gravitation....
Why would I want to launch a rocket in first place?
You keep talking about these big applications of scientific theories... but are they really any good?
QUOTE Understanding the basic principles of science is hardly important enough to be published in anything but an high school journal.
I remember saying
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QUOTE That's not completely true. There's a lot of evidence to support the theory of evolution fossil records, genetics etc. Like the theory of gravity, the theory of evolution has evolved since it was first discovered.
Darwin made a series of observations but had no knowledge of genetics to back his theory up. This is ONE of the reasons why Darwin's theory was so heavily disputed. Since then however, the theory has gained further backing when people discovered genetics. As a result it was more widely accepted. It is also important to note that any widely accepted theories goes under A LOT of scrutiny before it becomes widely accepted. In other words, a theory can never become widely accepted without any proof.
Off course theories are never 100% accurate but that doesn't mean they are useless. Another important thing to remember is the theory of gravity did not challenge the fundamental believes of Christianity (and other religions) so this theory was never really disputed by religious bodies. As theory of evolution challenges these beliefs it is to be expected that it would face more scrutiny. This will happen regardless of how robust the theory of evolution becomes.
I'll wait for that "Missing Link" to actually be discovered, thank you. It's a matter of science, so I've got to see some empirical evidence first, right?
QUOTE Please read that briefly if you still argue the "but it's only a theory" argument. Gravity is only a theory. The Cell Theory, stating that cells are the basic unit structure of all living things, is just that too. A theory. A scientific theory isn't just any half-assed idea someone comes up with and calls a theory. It has to be backed up by observation and experimentation of the facts that support it.
Yeah, but despite of which, and despite having the same guidelines and standards, scientific minds can't always agree on one theory, can they?