Re: Public Nudity: Innocent or Sin?

"Terry J. Wood" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]: 

> Lane <[email protected]> wrote in 
> news:[email protected]:
> 
>>> Nether evolution nor intelligent design is that important to
>>> everyday life to be forced down people's throat.
>  
>> But critical thinking skills are. 
> 
> Evolution is not a conjecture.  It's a THEORY.  There is strong
> evidence to support it, that's why it's a THEORY and not a conjecture.

It's also not an assertion of absolute truth. Neither is the theory of 
gravity. It, too, is just a theory that is the (almost) best one we have 
to describe why we stick to our planet and the universe dances in pretty 
round paths.

> 
> People who say it is "ONLY A THEORY" are in need of a basic SCIENCE
> class (or should have been held back a grade in school) so they can
> learn the difference between conjecture and THEORY.  They are
> uneducated people. 

Sadly, science pundits are somewhat guilty of this problem, as they 
don't do a good enough job of illustrating that almost all of human 
knowledge is merely theory. I can only theorize that I'm in my living 
room typing this. It's a compelling one, but I have no absolute proof 
that I was secretly taken to another house during the night that looks 
exactly like mine, including the views out the window.

Lane (who has a sudden urge to take a walk around the block.)