according to my dictionary:
Theories are used in non-technical contexts to mean an untested idea or opinion; they are conjectures or speculations. A theory in technical use is a more or less verified or established explanation accounting for known facts or phenomena (ex: the theory of relativity, the theory of evolution).
so, basically, what this means is that in technical use (like science), a "theory" is pretty much fact.
so, why do people keep going "well evolution is just a theory"?
btw--god is also a theory, but not a technical one which makes it fall under the first category of "an untested idea or opinion" and merely a "conjecture and a speculation"
2007-06-07
09:04:25
·
11 answers
·
asked by
Anonymous
in
Religion & Spirituality