Comments on: Revisiting the language problem http://shrimpandgrits.rickandpatty.com/2006/10/19/revisiting-the-language-problem/ Science, science education, and other things ... with a distinctly Southern drawl Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:16:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Rick http://shrimpandgrits.rickandpatty.com/2006/10/19/revisiting-the-language-problem/#comment-4120 Rick Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:20:32 +0000 http://shrimpandgrits.rickandpatty.com/2006/10/19/revisiting-the-language-problem/#comment-4120 <i>yeah, you can see the loaded answers all in those … because they see them as loaded questions.</i> It's odd, though, that they should see the question as a loaded question in a <i>chemistry</i> class. It just goes to show that the anti-science attitude is detrimental to the learning of <i>any</i> science - not just biology. yeah, you can see the loaded answers all in those … because they see them as loaded questions.

It’s odd, though, that they should see the question as a loaded question in a chemistry class.

It just goes to show that the anti-science attitude is detrimental to the learning of any science - not just biology.

]]> By: eric http://shrimpandgrits.rickandpatty.com/2006/10/19/revisiting-the-language-problem/#comment-4102 eric Fri, 20 Oct 2006 02:04:29 +0000 http://shrimpandgrits.rickandpatty.com/2006/10/19/revisiting-the-language-problem/#comment-4102 yeah, you can see the loaded answers all in those ... because they see them as loaded questions. e+ yeah, you can see the loaded answers all in those … because they see them as loaded questions.

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]]> By: John http://shrimpandgrits.rickandpatty.com/2006/10/19/revisiting-the-language-problem/#comment-4099 John Thu, 19 Oct 2006 20:15:06 +0000 http://shrimpandgrits.rickandpatty.com/2006/10/19/revisiting-the-language-problem/#comment-4099 words have value, unfortunalty theory, in the general context, is vastly weaker that theory in the scientific context. That is the first education point that must be addressed to the general public, just how important a word theory is in science. To most of them, theory is defined as the ideas Oliver Stone has about the JFK murder. words have value, unfortunalty theory, in the general context, is vastly weaker that theory in the scientific context.

That is the first education point that must be addressed to the general public, just how important a word theory is in science. To most of them, theory is defined as the ideas Oliver Stone has about the JFK murder.

]]> By: Rev. BigDumbChimp http://shrimpandgrits.rickandpatty.com/2006/10/19/revisiting-the-language-problem/#comment-4098 Rev. BigDumbChimp Thu, 19 Oct 2006 19:39:04 +0000 http://shrimpandgrits.rickandpatty.com/2006/10/19/revisiting-the-language-problem/#comment-4098 Ack. That's pretty scary but it shows that the average creationist isn't any smarter than any first year student. The re-defining of words is the key to many creationist feeling that their arguments hold any water. "A theory is what you believe will happen." This seems to be the favorite of their definitions of Theory. Ack. That’s pretty scary but it shows that the average creationist isn’t any smarter than any first year student.

The re-defining of words is the key to many creationist feeling that their arguments hold any water.

“A theory is what you believe will happen.”

This seems to be the favorite of their definitions of Theory.

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