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Article #1263Re: Scientism? - Creationism v. Evolution
From: John Ings
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 01:20
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 01:20
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On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 19:16:06 -0500, David Jensen <david@dajensen-family.com> wrote: >>Science has a formal structure of precedence in its range of - hypothesis, >>theory, law - and for any "hypothesis" to acquire the status of "theory" it >>must have much supporting evidence. > >Close. > >>To become a "law" (in the scientific >>sense) it must have even more, and be capable of proof in a laboratory or >>field test. > >Nope. Laws in science are descriptions of relationships. Some turned out >to be in error. You are correct. A scientific law is not a theory that has been beatified. It is not related to theory at all. A scientific law is simply a formalized observation. My favorite example of this is the 1st and 2nd laws of thermodynamics, which were first stated at a time when virtually nothing was known about heat. Scientists at the time were still arguing whether heat was a energy or a substance. ## Cole's Law: Thinly sliced cabbage.
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