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Old 02-25-2012, 07:10 PM   #38
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theory means tested and tested and tested over and over again and found to be valid.
Remember, you're talking to mostly non-scientists here. The layperson usually regards a "theory" as something that is supposed but not yet proven. Scientists on the other hand would more likely use it for something that's successfully gone through the process.

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Climate change can be a valid scientific discussion (that is usually spun into politics). Creation/Evolution is not.
This is a good point.

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