• @[email protected]
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    4110 months ago

    I feel like that’s one of those things where the conversational use of chemicals and scientific use has drifted apart

    There’s plenty of examples but the only one I can think of is evolution, like In every terrible sci-fi movie ever using evolution to describe the individual evil monster gaining some change

    Anyways 100% agree with you tho

      • @ArcaneGadget
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        1310 months ago

        I find myself thinking this a lot. Someone goes; “and that’s my theory about…” And I’m like; that’s not a theory, that’s a hypothesis…

      • @son_named_bort
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        910 months ago

        Like how some creationists try to dispell evolution by saying that it’s only a theory.

          • eggmasterflex
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            110 months ago

            Idk if that helps your point as it’s simultaneously one of the most studied and least understood things in physics. Although I doubt a creationist could mount that argument.

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              110 months ago

              The point is it’s not just a guess with no evidence which is what they think a theory is.

              If they came back with that you try and explain that’s why it’s called a theory and not a fact.