2007-11-08 12:28:12 · 15 answers · asked by I'm an Atheist 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
That they don't know squat about science.
2007-11-08 12:30:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 2⤋
Depends on the context. If what they're referring to is a scientific theory, then it suggests ignorance of what 'theory' means in a scientific context.
If they're referring to the colloquial meaning of the word 'theory' then it doesn't say much at all.
2007-11-08 20:32:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Most creationist use that argument against evolution, but they are unaware of other "theory" such as the special relativity and the germ theory...theory in science is different from theory in general terms.
2007-11-08 20:32:00 · answer #3 · answered by 8theist 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The person is wondering at what point Darwin's THEORETICAL theory became a SCIENTIFIC theory, if it really ever did.
2007-11-08 20:39:36 · answer #4 · answered by flandargo 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That they're probably a theist, and they have no idea what the scientific community considers a theory.
2007-11-08 20:38:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It says that their question is really easy to answer. When someone says "it's just a THEORY!", you don't even have to read or analyze anything else they say; you know automatically that they don't know what they're talking about.
2007-11-08 20:35:22 · answer #6 · answered by . 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what they say it in response to.
Example: Evolution is a theory. There is evidence to support it, but it is not observable, reproducible or proven.
2007-11-08 20:38:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It says that the person has no understanding of the scientific method and everything else the person is saying is cut and paste bullpuckey.
2007-11-08 20:33:26 · answer #8 · answered by novangelis 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
They don't have a real argument. Hell, gravity is "only a theory". Doesn't make it not real!
2007-11-08 20:32:44 · answer #9 · answered by Franklin Delano Bluth 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
they dont know what a theory is.
they thought it was something pulled out of thin air.
2007-11-08 20:31:43 · answer #10 · answered by ʌ_ʍ ʍr.smile 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
That they are unsure/unknowledgeable about the subject.
2007-11-08 22:41:12 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋