Fact Theory Falacy

Something outside of mathematics can be proven?

I'm not challenging Joz, I'm questioning the original comparison.

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[This message has been edited by gene90, 02-06-2002]

[QUOTE][b]i meant that it is easy to observe and it doesnt have any parts left to be filled in. those parts cannot be filled in by opinions, assumptions, beliefs, etc.[/QUOTE][/b]It is the role of science to not just "observe" natural phenomena but to explain it. That means that assumptions and opinions and sometimes even beliefs are part of the process so long as the scientific method is followed and these are allowed to be questioned and rejected if the data requires it."Proof", as you define it, does not exist in science, there is only tentativity.

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message 21- gimme some proof and explain more. [/QUOTE][/b]What causes the formation of a cancer? A mutation. How many cases of cancer are there in one year? More than one.

That's the field of bioremediation, using living things (sometimes with genetic engineering) to detoxify chemical waste. The best example now is using genetically modified microbes to decompose oil slicks.