RE: 10 questions for your pastor
October 12, 2012 at 8:05 pm
(This post was last modified: October 12, 2012 at 8:06 pm by Darkstar.)
(October 12, 2012 at 8:00 pm)ronedee Wrote: Ok...Gravity is an "observed phenomena"...but the essence of the term [theory] itself is that it can never be "proven", it can only be "disproved".
So, my point is: that it's the best explanation for something "we don't know about". The latter of that statement being the issue.
As for the God & Trinity itself? Some theories claim that the hand of God is holding the Universe in place!
Whats the difference if they are both theories? Their POV, and status in the scientific community?!
Just think IF Louis Pasture would've been a physicist! You might be calling Gravity....well...maybe not!
How do you get your teeth so white! Probably not a coffee drinker!
Dictionary.com Wrote:the·o·ry
[thee-uh-ree, theer-ee]
noun, plural the·o·ries.
1.
a coherent group of tested general propositions, commonly regarded as correct, that can be used as principles of explanation and prediction for a class of phenomena: Einstein's theory of relativity. Synonyms: principle, law, doctrine.
2.
a proposed explanation whose status is still conjectural and subject to experimentation, in contrast to well-established propositions that are regarded as reporting matters of actual fact. Synonyms: idea, notion hypothesis, postulate. Antonyms: practice, verification, corroboration, substantiation.
3.
Mathematics . a body of principles, theorems, or the like, belonging to one subject: number theory.
4.
the branch of a science or art that deals with its principles or methods, as distinguished from its practice: music theory.
5.
a particular conception or view of something to be done or of the method of doing it; a system of rules or principles: conflicting theories of how children best learn to read.
A scientific theory is the first definition here; what you propose is the second.
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