From: "John Beamish" 

"all theories are fact?"

Nonsense.  The vernacular use of "theory" is not the same as the
scientific use of "theory" (just as the vernacular use of
"size" is not the same as the manufacturing use:  to 'size' paper
is to apply a compound that fills in cracks and crevices to preserve the
paper and provide a
'finish' to the surface).

Consider Einstein's Theory of Gravity.  It was postulated and, since then,
a variety of experiments have all confirmed it.  Yet it is still a theory.

In short, dismissing something called a Theory simply because it is
*called* a theory is intellectual "Luddite-ism".


On Fri, 04 May 2007 10:29:13 -0400, Richard B.  wrote:

> On Fri, 04 May 2007 10:46:54 +0100, Ad
>  wrote:
>
>> When asked who believed in Santa & the tooth fairy.....
>
> I thought it was the _theory_ of evolution, or has that changed?
>
> Or are we to believe all theories are fact?
>
> Just wondering who proved it.
>
> - Richard

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