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Re: possibly OT: NYT article on GA creationism/evolution debate



At 22:22 -0700 8/23/02, Tucker Hiatt wrote:

Both points above are well-taken. Perhaps it helps to remind our
students that "In science, 'Theory' is as good as it gets!" There is
no higher accolade in science than to have one's name associated with
a theory. To wit: Maxwell's theory of electromagnetism, Einstein's
theory of general relativity, and, sure enough, Darwin's theory of
evolution via natural selection.

True. But "as good as it gets" is never certainty. Perhaps the most
one can expect is that the theory that bears your name lasts longer
than you do.

Hugh
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