Re: Dr. Carl Sagan on religion, science and other things.

jeff <[email protected]> Thu, 5 Jun 2025 05:56:51 -0000 (UTC)
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On 04 Jun 2025, Dawn Flood <[email protected]> posted some 
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> On 6/4/2025 12:32 PM, Mitchell Holman wrote:
>> Dawn Flood <[email protected]> wrote in
>> news:[email protected]:
>> 
>>  From the trial  transcript:
>> Day 11 (October 18), PM Session, Part 1...
>> 
>> Q Under that same definition astrology
>> is a scientific theory under your definition,
>> correct?
>> 
>> A Under my definition, a scientific theory
>> is a proposed explanation which focuses
>> or points to physical, observable data and
>> logical inferences. There are many things
>> throughout the history of science
>> which we now think to be incorrect which
>> nonetheless would fit that -- which would
>> fit that definition. Yes, astrology is in
>> fact one, and so is the ether theory of the
>> propagation of light, and many other --
>> many other theories as well.
>> 
>> 
> 
> Interesting!  This certainly explains a lot!!

Yes, he's a wackjob, Holman that is.