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Coyote
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Message 285 of 744 (591591)
11-14-2010 10:56 PM 		Reply to: Message 284 by Stephen Push
11-14-2010 10:50 PM

Physical laws
Climate scientists routinely assume that physical laws will continue to operate in the future as they have in the past to predict what climate trends are likely to be in the future.
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If you have to bet the rent money, that's the way to bet.
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If you are betting that physical laws are going to change radically, ask for huge odds.
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Religious belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge.
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Message 382 of 744 (592000)
11-17-2010 10:46 PM 		Reply to: Message 381 by New Cat's Eye
11-17-2010 10:30 PM

Re: Universal Principles
Right:
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A law describes.
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A theory explains
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Laws don't grow up to be theories; theories explain laws.
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Religious belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge.
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