what really grinds my gears
- Thread starter Diskboy12
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All these damn 3-d movies can we just go see a regular movie,or does every producer have to jump on the band wagon. What happens when 3-d is no longer popular(every fad fades)what are we going to do with all these 3-d tvs,blueray players and those damn glasses.
people who mistreat their fish, then defend it by using the "I'm only making it a stronger fish" garbage.. It's even worse when it's a fish I want to own, but won't due to not having the right set up for it.
kingkarter;4878650; said:
It really grinds my gears when people misunderstand the scientific definition of theory. In science, "theory" doesn't just mean guess or conjecture, that would be "hypothesis." In science, a theory is the absolutely best explanation for an observed phenomenon, which incorporates every piece of relevant data from all fields of science. A good scientific theory agrees with all empirical evidence and does not posit plurality without necessity. A theory is falsifiable, meaning there are certain facts, certain evidences, that, which found, could invalidate the theory, but if a theory still stands it means not a single piece of evidence has been found against it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_theory
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Echoing the scientific philosopher Karl Popper, Stephen Hawking in A Brief History of Time states, "A theory is a good theory if it satisfies two requirements: It must accurately describe a large class of observations on the basis of a model that contains only a few arbitrary elements, and it must make definite predictions about the results of future observations." He goes on to state, "Any physical theory is always provisional, in the sense that it is only a hypothesis; you can never prove it. No matter how many times the results of experiments agree with some theory, you can never be sure that the next time the result will not contradict the theory. On the other hand, you can disprove a theory by finding even a single observation that disagrees with the predictions of the theory." The "unprovable but falsifiable" nature of theories is a necessary consequence of using inductive logic-
Echoing the scientific philosopher Karl Popper, Stephen Hawking in A Brief History of Time states, "A theory is a good theory if it satisfies two requirements: It must accurately describe a large class of observations on the basis of a model that contains only a few arbitrary elements, and it must make definite predictions about the results of future observations." He goes on to state, "Any physical theory is always provisional, in the sense that it is only a hypothesis; you can never prove it. No matter how many times the results of experiments agree with some theory, you can never be sure that the next time the result will not contradict the theory. On the other hand, you can disprove a theory by finding even a single observation that disagrees with the predictions of the theory." The "unprovable but falsifiable" nature of theories is a necessary consequence of using inductive logic-
fishy12;4877470; said:
That's not true. This is a fish website not a scientific website.
I'm a firm believer in K.I.S.S. for those that don't know it, it means 'keep it simple stupid'.
Here's a few related to to the thread and this topic.
What grinds my gear is the lack of respect for other members. I've already read personal attack here. There are people of all ages, and educational background here.
When people think they know you and judge you, yet are clueless to the fact that the person has over 30 years of studying and believing in the theory of evolution before seeing how much hogwash it is.
People expecting you to spend 3 hours for a single post to explain everything you know just to have it ignored.
The last one reminds me of a common phrase "You know everything I taught you yet it is not everything I know"
Having to listen to the Lite FM station 5 days a week for 8 hrs a day.
Overly Dramatic People
Last minute changes in plans.
Unexpected Visitors.
People who constantly try to sound intelligent by overly using analogies, often incorrectly.
hmmm... seems I hate most people.
Overly Dramatic People
Last minute changes in plans.
Unexpected Visitors.
People who constantly try to sound intelligent by overly using analogies, often incorrectly.
hmmm... seems I hate most people.
kingkarter;4878809; said:
Yes, and? I seriously doubt you fully grasp and appreciate the meaning and consequence of this system of gathering knowledge. It makes theories even stronger, because, like I said, only ONE little piece of evidence can invalidate a theory, while no amount of evidence, no matter how great of breath and depth, can turn it into a "fact." Facts are de facto and not good science, and they shouldn't be. This means that evidence will always be collected and examined, no one will ever give up on a theory, leave it alone, and treat it as fact without question, ever.
Warborg;4878816; said:
You musn't have studied very hard, otherwise you would have never asked me to explain how the theory of evolution creates life.
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
