On 17 Feb 2007 10:10:29 -0800, "RMOLLISE" wrote:

Hi Chris:

What continues to be a problem? Many Americans have little idea what
the word "theory" means in science and little understanding of how the
Scientific Method works. They tend to mistakenly believe "theory"
means "suspect," "likely untrue," "unsupported," etc. ;-)

Indeed. Very high up on the educational priorities of AAAS (which has
become very involved in science education since the ID nonsense made the
scene) is changing this, teaching early and often what "theory" means in
science. I've certainly started emphasizing it, and have also stressed
the value of the scientific method as a tool outside of science.

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com