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Article #2383Re: Mechanization Of America
From: D. A. Tsenuf
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 02:00
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 02:00
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"Jim Elwell" <jelwell@visi.com> wrote in message
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> D. A. Tsenuf wrote:
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>> Anyone from either camp claiming that their pet theory is better than the
>> other one, is an idiot who is clueless about the scientific method.
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> Uh, right. Care to elaborate on your version of the scientific method?
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You provide a theory
Then you and other people look for data and try to see if the data fits.
Other people try to repeat the experiment to see if it can be repeated
If the data fits another theory better, then that theory is a better
answer
> In order to provide a testable hypothesis, a theory should provide at
> least a few predictions or testable hypotheses. What, exactly, does ID
> predict?
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BZZZZZT
Mostly Wrong
A hypothesis may or may not be testable.
Predictions are potential extranpolations arising from the theory
Predictions are not necessarily required when a theory attempts to explain
something.
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