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BTGBullseye

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  1. This is also extraordinarily wrong. This may help a bit... assuming you can ignore whoever lied to you when they told you that the language is being redefined. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/just-a-theory-7-misused-science-words/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory "In modern science, the term "theory" refers to scientific theories, a well-confirmed type of explanation of nature, made in a way consistent with scientific method, and fulfilling the criteria required by modern science. Such theories are described in such a way that any scientist in the field is in a position to understand and either provide empirical support ("verify") or empirically contradict ("falsify") it." Key to all that is the "modern science" part... Not science in general, just modern science. "Modern uses of the word "theory" are derived from the original definition, but have taken on new shades of meaning, still based on the idea that a theory is a thoughtful and rational explanation of the general nature of things." "The United States National Academy of Sciences defines scientific theories as follows: The formal scientific definition of "theory" is quite different from the everyday meaning of the word. It refers to a comprehensive explanation of some aspect of nature that is supported by a vast body of evidence. Many scientific theories are so well established that no new evidence is likely to alter them substantially. For example, no new evidence will demonstrate that the Earth does not orbit around the sun (heliocentric theory), or that living things are not made of cells (cell theory), that matter is not composed of atoms, or that the surface of the Earth is not divided into solid plates that have moved over geological timescales (the theory of plate tectonics)...One of the most useful properties of scientific theories is that they can be used to make predictions about natural events or phenomena that have not yet been observed." *Note that the term theory would not be appropriate for describing untested but intricate hypotheses or even scientific models. Given that it's a fact ( ) that the theory of the Big Bang was first proposed by a Catholic priest, I fear that you may have fallen victim to some ideological brainwashing here... Regards Ah, see I missed that when they kept saying the other when I was in school. (blame the public school system for the mistake) Still, it's not fact yet. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I notice nobody has actually asked if I believe in the "Big Bang" theory myself... lol
  2. Tell the arthritis to stop, or you'll make it wish it had.
  3. Where did you hear that?
  4. I used to sleep on the floor regularly, but then I got a mattress.
  5. My family is comprised of massive Star Trek fans... (that isn't in relation to our weight, well not entirely anyways) Considering the impossibility of getting the younger versions of the original actors, they did an amazing job with the new universe.
  6. Banned for not upgrading... It might take throwing the old one out, and getting a new one, but you'll get better performance, and it'll last longer.
  7. A glass of Dr. Pepper... Wouldn't you like to be a pepper too? (then people could drink you)
  8. Trailers rarely if ever accurately represent the movie. About the Shredder: They will never be able to find a better Oroku Saki than the one from the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. (that guy was an actual martial arts master IIRC)
  9. And I know people who can get into bank accounts with just the account number, and the person's name, and they can do it in under 24 hours. One got into mine without any info at all, and he was in in less than 4 days. (he's a friend, so I didn't mind; he didn't do any damage)
  10. Banned for not.
  11. Mass Effect. They say... hope begins in the dark. But most just flail around in the blackness searching for their destiny. The darkness, for me, is where I shine.
  12. Granted, but when you do, you never awaken. I wish I wasn't tired all the time. (like I have been for the past two days, for unknown reasons)
  13. Banned for being a hypocrite.
  14. Trying to listen to nothing, but there are sounds everywhere...
  15. At least it's better looking than the last TMNT movie...
  16. It's easy to make something creative with welding... Take all your really small pieces of scrap, and weld them together in random patterns... See? You're now an abstract artist that can make thousands on each piece!
  17. Water... And I just finished 3 homemade spicy beef loose-meat burrito-burgers... (ground beef, in a pan with about 2 tablespoons of butter, a dozen or so squirts of Tabasco, liberally salted and peppered, and a very slight dusting of onion powder, with shredded cheese and a little ketchup in a tortilla)
  18. @Wheatley: I don't disagree with much, but considering that the reason the "Big Bang" was originally postulated was solely to try and take God out of the equation, I find it extremely unscientific to say that it is as close to fact as it gets. (especially how it is portrayed when the theory is being taught in recent years) Theory: a proposed explanation whose status is still conjectural and subject to experimentation, in contrast to well-established propositions that are regarded as reporting matters of actual fact. Most people are trying to change the meaning of the word so that this definition (which is the one that applies to the scientific theories) no longer is what is used when people look it up.
  19. StarCraft 2.
  20. If you believe that any of that is truly secure, then I probly can't convince you otherwise. (doesn't mean you're correct in your assumption, just not caring about security)
  21. I hope everything works out and gets unblocked for you... Can you do torrents? If you can, I could take each new episode and put them in a torrent for you.
  22. Yeah, when it's available I'll take Mr. Pibb instead... Actually, I drink water, OJ, vodka, rum, whiskey, schnapps, lemonade, limeade, tea, and many others... It's just cheap, easy, and tasty to do cola. (plus the carbonation breaks up phlegm when I have it)
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