Question for our resident creationist(s)

[Creed of Heresy]

I went to school many years ago... And unfortunately, I didn't make the rocket scientist grade like many of you here. I have my bandwidth of knowledge pertaining to my career and interests. And much, much more to think about in day to day life than arguing the finer points of gas & vapor in the solar system.

To address the first part: Neither did I. I just really, really loved science class. Once I got out of school, I kept paying attention to it because I realized that my day to day life was really unimportant compared to the universe at large. Also because I didn't want to suffer intellectual stagnation.

Then why are you trying to do so? See, if you make claims that are bullshit and the people around you know it's bullshit, don't expect people to tolerate the bullshit. Expect them instead to call you out on it, and if you're REALLY lucky they'll be kind enough to try to educate you on why it's bullshit so that in the future you don't make the same mistake and instead can participate in future discussions on the topic, enlightened and knowledgeable and able to garner far more respect from the smarter amongst those you associate with.

But, as usual, this isn't about an exchange of ideas. It's a competition of discredit, insults and one-upmanship. And, I usually fall [in it] and go right down that path with you!

Discrediting is what happens when you say things that are patently false. That's no fault of ours. Insults and one-upmanship, same reason.

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And maybe you should spend less time pinching your nose, and more time figuring out what a "theory" actually "isn't"...

Antonyms (opposite) for theory:

* fact
* information
* reality

* truth
* calculation
* knowledge
* measurement

* proof
* certainty

"No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single experiment can prove me wrong." Albert Einstein

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Your level of ignorance is unbelievable. It's astounding. It's absolutely truly 100% fucking incredible. You're such a fucking moron that you're using ANTONYMS FOR THE NON-SCIENTIFIC APPLICATION OF THE WORD 'THEORY' in a desperate gamble to give some credence to your baseless opinion. Jesus fuck!

http://theoretical.askdefine.com/

To quote:

The word theory has many distinct meanings in different fields of knowledge, depending on their methodologies and the context of discussion.
In science a theory is a testable model of the manner of interaction of a set of natural phenomena, capable of predicting future occurrences or observations of the same kind, and capable of being tested through experiment or otherwise verified through empirical observation. For the scientist, "theory" is not in any way an antonym of "fact". For example, it is a fact that an apple dropped on earth has been observed to fall towards the center of the planet, and the theories commonly used to describe and explain this behavior are Newton's theory of universal gravitation (see also gravitation), and the general theory of relativity.
In common usage, the word theory is often used to signify a conjecture, an opinion, a speculation, or a hypothesis. In this usage, a theory is not necessarily based on facts; in other words, it is not required to be consistent with true descriptions of reality. This usage of theory leads to the common incorrect statements*. True descriptions of reality are more reflectively understood as statements which would be true independently of what people think about them.
According to the National Academy of Sciences, Some scientific explanations are so well established that no new evidence is likely to alter them. The explanation becomes a scientific theory. In everyday language a theory means a hunch or speculation. Not so in science. In science, the word theory refers to a comprehensive explanation of an important feature of nature that is supported by many facts gathered over time. Theories also allow scientists to make predictions about as yet unobserved phenomena.

You're trying to use the common, non-scientific usage of the word "theory" to try to discredit the scientific usage of theory.

You're unbelievable, you know that?

* THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE DOING.