In article <47421b76$1@news.povray.org>, rli### [at] speakeasynet says...
> "Gilles Tran" <gitran_nospam_@wanadoo.fr> wrote in message
> news:473d776e$1@news.povray.org...
> > layed out by Claude Bernard in 1865. Here are some quotes:
> >
> > "When we meet a fact which contradicts a prevailing theory, we must acc
ept
> > the fact and abandon the theory, even when the theory is supported by
> great
> > names and generally accepted"
> >
> > "Theories are only verified hypotheses, verified by more or less numero
us
> > facts. Those verified by the most facts are the best, but even then the
y
> are
> > never final, never to be absolutely believed."
> >
> > If you haven't read his book "An introduction to the study of experimen
tal
> > medicine" you should, it's a fantastic read.
> >
> > G.
> >
> >
> 
> So we should stop talking of Creationism as a Theory, right? Are there an
y
> facts supporting it's Hypothesis? If not, we should begin calling it the
> Hypothesis of Creationism.
> 
> They have stolen our words and weakened them.
> 
No, they are just using the layman's definition of theory, which means 
"guess". Scientific ones require they first be "possible", as suggested 
by actual evidence, before making the leap from guess to theory.

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