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A question about the lifespan of scientific theories.
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RE: A question about the lifespan of scientific theories.
Hinduism is the oldest continuously practiced religion. I believe it predates Judaism by 1000 years. Ask your friend if being older than Judaism/Christianity makes it more true.

Theories are explanatory frameworks to explain a set of observed facts. The facts don't change, theories are modified to explain new facts.

Newtonian physics (over 400 years old) was not tossed out when Relativity was theorized. Relativity (100 years old) was not tossed out when QM was theorized.

You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
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RE: A question about the lifespan of scientific theories. - by Simon Moon - January 14, 2015 at 5:16 pm

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