Escape This Topic With Slenderman

[Twilight Wolf]

"I like turtles."*

*This post is primarily to change the topic to something a bit more fun. Also, I have no clue what the last two posts are talking about, so I wanted to get away from that. If you've bothered to read all of this fine print, congratulations.

[MagmarFire]

That is so not happening. Like I said, it makes sense to me; I'm not going to discard my theory just because someone else disagrees with it. I'm going to keep on going like Alexander Graham Bell did, like the Wright Brothers did.

.....

That's not how Theories work.

Oh, no, that's not what I meant. I meant that they kept going and tried to discover the ways to create the telephone and airplane, respectively, despite the fact that others were skeptical about their ideas and tried to convince them that they were...well, "not good."

[darkphantomime]

"I like turtles."*

*This post is primarily to change the topic to something a bit more fun. Also, I have no clue what the last two posts are talking about, so I wanted to get away from that. If you've bothered to read all of this fine print, congratulations.

I just use the mod power of 'modify' to read the fine print.

[Twilight Wolf]

I can use the civilian forum-goer power of "Quote" to read the fine print, too.

Of course, since I wrote it, I can also use the "Edit" button.

[darkphantomime]

That's not what I meant mags, I meant... (See bolded quote below)

That is so not happening. Like I said, it makes sense to me; I'm not going to discard my theory just because someone else disagrees with it. I'm going to keep on going like Alexander Graham Bell did, like the Wright Brothers did.

.....

That's not how Theories work.

Oh, no, that's not what I meant. I meant that they kept going and tried to discover the ways to create the telephone and airplane, respectively, despite the fact that others were skeptical about their ideas and tried to convince them that they were...well, "not good."

[MagmarFire]

Then I don't really see what you mean. Explanation?

[DW]

STRAW MAN FALLACY

[darkphantomime]

Just because something makes sense to you does not make it a theory,  by a scientific definition.

The word theory is misused; I think you would do good with choosing a different word.

[MagmarFire]

Well, I'm not meaning it in the scientific context, but hey, why not?

Guess hypothesis would work better?

[darkphantomime]

Or maybe just a disclaimer that you do not mean theory in the scientific definition, even if the context is scientific (Mathematical)

[DW]

Why are we making this such a big deal?

[darkphantomime]

inspired from that Venomous Ninja thread.

[Twilight Wolf]

Why are we making this such a big deal?

That's what I wonder, too.

[MagmarFire]

*can't think of witty comeback; come back later*

[darkphantomime]

It's just that when creationists try to redefine theory to their advantage, mangling science, it pisses me off.