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#389690 - 02/12/13 08:10 PM
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![]() shareholder in the making ![]() Registered: 04/02/03 Posts: 16437 Loc: Ben Lomond, California |
I came across this fantastic graphic that explains what a scientific theory is. Many people seem to think a theory is not much more than a guess. Hopefully this will help.
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#389692 - 02/12/13 09:07 PM
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![]() shareholder in the making ![]() Registered: 12/26/03 Posts: 10415 Loc: Calgary, Alberta |
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#389696 - 02/12/13 09:35 PM
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![]() axiomite Registered: 06/20/03 Posts: 8488 Loc: Tacoma |
All models are wrong but some are useful.
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#389700 - 02/13/13 12:10 AM
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![]() Founder, Axiom Upgrade Club shareholder in the making Registered: 07/20/06 Posts: 11677 Loc: Richland, WA, USA |
Originally Posted By: tomtuttle All models are wrong but some are useful. Supermodels are super-useful? |
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#389701 - 02/13/13 07:40 AM
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![]() axiomite ![]() Registered: 10/05/06 Posts: 6955 Loc: PEI, Canada |
I was sad because they dismissed the pentacle with the pentagram in it. I think that assumption warrants further scientific study based on the fact that it has more pointy thingies.
Is that helpful?
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#389703 - 02/13/13 08:01 AM
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![]() shareholder in the making ![]() Registered: 09/27/04 Posts: 11437 Loc: Central NH |
Originally Posted By: Murph I was sad because they dismissed the pentacle with the pentagram in it. The Devil you say!
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#389870 - 02/19/13 07:24 PM
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![]() axiomite ![]() Registered: 05/13/02 Posts: 5171 Loc: western canada |
Now how to explain a hypothesis...
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#389897 - 02/20/13 08:10 AM
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![]() axiomite ![]() Registered: 10/05/06 Posts: 6955 Loc: PEI, Canada |
Hypotheses non fingo.
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#389903 - 02/20/13 10:18 AM
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![]() axiomite ![]() Registered: 08/05/09 Posts: 6015 Loc: Milky Way Galaxy |
Diagram of a hypotheses.
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