Good call. I am a geeky biologist here at the University of Kentucky and did my graduate work at BG. And yes, I totally agree that the problem for most people is the ambiguity of the word "theory". I run across this problem quite frequently in the classes I teach. It's usaully not a problem with acknowledging that evolution is a both a fact and theory, it's usually a semantical issue with the english language. Unfortunately the english language has multiples meanings for every word, which can be a problem more often than not when articulating an issue, especially for biologists and physicists. Theory is just one of those words that really can cause problems in its usage. Anyways, thanks for responding.Dr. Bucko wrote:Well, UK Peregrine, that was one impressive, well articulated answer. No doubt you hold a degree from BG ---- maybe your even a biologist. The big problem is the continuous corruption of the word "theory." It has as many different meanings as their are people who chose to use it inappropriately. To the layman, the word theory is often nothing more than a hypothesis, a guess. To the scientist, the word theory is a statement of probable fact (probable I said) based upon a body of experimental evident. ---- Whatever, I enjoyed/appreciated your response. I'm glad we're both BG people. And I know we agree on one point --- GO BG!
And yes, whole heartedly GO BG



