(October 19, 2015 at 10:32 am)Parkers Tan Wrote: I have no deep education in science, unlike you or Rocket Surgeon, but the difference between a theory, a hypothesis, and a guess was taught me in biology and physical anthropology both, at the junior college level ... perhaps because of the fundamentalist influence here in America?
It wasn't a full-fledged study of the philosophy of science, but simply an explication of the differences between the three terms. The fact that Blondie here doesn't know that is pretty surprising to me.
I had a similar experience in college. As a Finance major, and taking a few science courses as electives, I remember the theory/hypothesis/guess discussion occurring throughout.
Of course, back in the late 70s/early 80s, colleges were a godless wasteland, designed with purpose to convert young, impressionable minds into becoming the tools of Satan. Critical thinking being one of The Beast's chief weapons.
