| 单词 | scientific theory |
| 例句 | It requires an ability to move back and forth between the concrete and the abstract, the immediate example and a scientific theory, and this movement is conceptually and historically problematic. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But according to the approach I described in Chapter 1, a scientific theory is just a mathematical model we make to describe our observations: it exists only in our minds. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When the experimental method is successful in explaining what was previously inexplicable, it thus not only establishes particular scientific theories, it also confirms the validity of the general approach which underpins experimentation. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In order to talk about the nature of the universe and to discuss questions such as whether it has a beginning or an end, you have to be clear about what a scientific theory is. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In the meantime another Nicholas turned Cusa’s philosophy into a scientific theory. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The success of scientific theories, particularly Newton’s theory of gravity, led the French scientist the Marquis de Laplace at the beginning of the nineteenth century to argue that the universe was completely deterministic. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z However, the tortoise theory fails to be a good scientific theory because it predicts that people should be able to fall off the edge of the world. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z You have to be a specialist, and even then you can only hope to have a proper grasp of a small proportion of the scientific theories. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But, as Kuhn also grasped, the fact that even the best-established scientific theories may not endure does not mean that they are unreliable, and it does not mean that science does not progress. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The theory was a good scientific theory, in the sense described in Chapter 1: it was simple and it made definite predictions that could be tested by observation. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus the no boundary proposal is a good scientific theory in the sense of Karl Popper: it could have been falsified by observations but instead its predictions have been confirmed. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z On the other hand, the people whose business it is to ask why, the philosophers, have not been able to keep up with the advance of scientific theories. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The ideas about scientific theories outlined above assume we are rational beings who are free to observe the universe as we want and to draw logical deductions from what we see. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Like any other scientific theory, it may initially be put forward for aesthetic or metaphysical reasons, but the real test is whether it makes predictions that agree with observation. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever the scientific theory, I loved the idea of creating my own mini twinkling star, even if it only lasted for a microsecond. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “It was a really nice and practical article that draws on current scientific theories around the phenomena that so many are experiencing right now with the relentless pandemic,” she said. Four reasons you’re tired of Zoom calls — and what to do about it 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z Imagine if other series creators would have known that’s all viewers wanted, and stopped trying to refine their own version of the “Lost” secret sauce incorporating elements of philosophy, phenomenology, scientific theory and religion. Fifteen years after "Lost," which drama most successfully carries its legacy? 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z He compellingly blurs lines between the mundane and grander visions of our origins, but haphazardly sprinkles religious imagery and scientific theory into the dialogue. Review: In ‘Field of Mars,’ a March Toward Oblivion 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z This story’s main character, Phoebe Wells Cornelius, is a successful popularizer of scientific theory. Books of The Times: ‘Archangel,’ by Andrea Barrett 2013-09-02T21:41:52Z Unlike “The Time Element,” however, “Back There” is more about the philosophical and scientific theories that underpin time travel as a concept rather than the historical events themselves. "American Horror Story: Cult" and 15 other wild onscreen takes on American history 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z “Newly founded journals, such as Scientific American and the French La Nature,” the exhibition tells us, “detailed emerging scientific theories and speculated upon Earth’s origins and its position within the greater cosmos.” ‘Extreme Nature!’ Review: Horror and Beauty in the World Around Us 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z For Parks, our subjective understanding of our minds is trustworthy, at least to a degree; he admonishes the reader to weigh every scientific theory against their knowledge of “what it’s really like being alive.” Do We Have Minds of Our Own? 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z Memorable moment: Lisa: "How can you teach the book of Genesis as a scientific theory?" 2010-01-14T11:04:00Z Islamic folklore and narratives are full of flying machines, impossible journeys, skewed time frames and stories that illuminate cultural or scientific theories. Mysteries Unfold in a Land of Minarets and Magic Carpets 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z He wanted to prove a scientific theory - but what caught the public imagination was that the men set sail on the Kon-Tiki, a primitive raft whose flimsiness some said made the voyage suicidal. Heyerdahl film sets sail to Toronto 2012-09-06T07:18:34Z Although this sensation has not been extensively researched, experts said, there are several scientific theories that could explain the taste, which often occurs without any visible blood. Do you sometimes taste blood when working out? Here’s what might be happening. 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z I'm glad that you mentioned the scientific theory behind the Dictionary, because that leads me to my next question. Before Wikipedia, there was the Oxford English Dictionary 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z “It’s a scientific theory about two particles in space that interact,” she said, explaining the title. A Painter Who Puts It All on the Line 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z Andrew, Margaret learns, is endlessly curious, even obsessive, about astronomy, scientific theories and certain political subjects. Books of The Times: In Jane Smiley?s ?Private Life,? a Marriage With No Sparks 2010-05-24T21:21:00Z Pope Francis is not the first pope to welcome these two scientific theories. “God is not a magician, with a magic wand”: Pope Francis schools creationists 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z The new film, titled Interstellar, is said to be based on scientific theories developed by Kip Thorne, a theoretical physicist, gravitational physicist and astrophysicist at Caltech, the California Institute of Technology. Christopher Nolan's next film mission to go Interstellar 2013-01-10T10:40:48Z But Saletan glosses over this concern, mentioning only briefly that seeing creationism as harmless “doesn’t mean we should teach creationism in schools or pretend it’s a scientific theory.” Why creationists can’t be scientists 2014-02-20T20:16:00Z “When I hear some kind of scientific theory, I visualize it.” A Painter Who Puts It All on the Line 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z The show was called Entanglement, after the EP's main track and the scientific theory that inspired it. Church to study for physics degree 2014-03-12T14:40:46Z Yet if scientific theories are correct, there must be a shocking amount of it: Only 5 percent of the universe is what we think of as ordinary matter. Light and Dark at MoMA, the Morgan, the Armory and Beyond 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z It’s the thrill of experimenting with new scientific theories and technologies that motivates him. Design: From Lab to Life, a 'New World of Objects' 2010-03-15T13:40:00Z This episode realizes that concept by extraordinarily merging scientific theory, sci-fi, and reality with Abed as the portal. Best TV episodes of the decade, a highly subjective list 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z Lovecraft desacralized cosmic horror, reinterpreting it through the lens of modern scientific theory and removing its Victorian moral assumptions. Does H.P. Lovecraft belong in the canon? 2013-05-08T22:07:00Z This is the case even for scientific theories and mathematical axioms, since our conviction that they are true because they are seen to work is also personally apprehended. Richard Dawkins’ moralizing atheism: Science, self-righteousness and militant belief — and disbelief 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z In it Poincaré moves from an analysis of scientific theories to analysing perceptions to probing thought itself, transporting the reader in crystal-clear prose to the very frontiers of knowledge. Henri Poincaré: the unlikely link between Einstein and Picasso 2012-07-17T11:48:23Z Strange though it may seem, scientific theory lends credence to this historical fiction. Jupiter, destroyer of worlds, may have paved the way for Earth 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z Of course, Lindley reminds us, what constitutes a good scientific theory depends on the scientific context of its time. Has Physics Lost Its Way? 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z In February, celebrated scientist Bill Nye engaged in a much-publicized debate with Christian celebrity Ken Ham about whether creationism was “viable” as a scientific theory. “That’s where I’ve failed as a scientist”: Bill Nye opens up about the climate wars 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z Fountain has written a braided narrative about the dialectic between scientific theory and observation that situates the Alaskan earthquake amid a decades-long quest to understand how the landscape around us evolved. How a 9.2 earthquake in Alaska in 1964 changed our understanding is explained in 'The Great Quake' 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z Bergner is good on this, the politically motivated promotion of some scientific theories over others. What Do Women Want?: Adventures in the Science of Female Desire by Daniel Bergner – review 2013-07-11T09:00:00Z In 2011, the former Pope Benedict said scientific theories on the origin and development of the universe and humans, while not in conflict with faith, left many questions unanswered. Pope Francis says Big Bang theory does not contradict role of God 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z The two were conflicted about testing scientific theories on such a fantastical world. Watch 'Mythbusters' Put 'Star Wars' to the Test 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z "Ancient astronauts are utter nonsense as a historical and scientific theory, of course, but the idea sure is entertaining," Mr. Walsh said. ArtsBeat: History News Network Celebrates Bad History Books 2012-07-04T14:51:09Z Yet the emergence of scientific theories of consciousness that are quantifiable and empirically testable is of much more recent vintage, occurring within the past several decades. What Does It ‘Feel’ Like to Be a Chatbot? 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Eastern to Democratic presidential aspirant Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is known for promoting false information about the safety of vaccines, most notably the debunked claim that they cause autism, and other dubious scientific theories. Is candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. worthy of a cable news town hall? 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z "No scientific theory is absolute - it can be contested. The latest debates that have questioned Darwin's theory of evolution need to also be a part of the curriculum", Ms Pandit from JNU wrote. NCERT textbooks: Why some Indian scholars are disowning books they wrote 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z First, evolution as a scientific theory means that it has years of observation and accumulated data supporting it. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Hypotheses, or tentative explanations, are generally produced within the context of a scientific theory. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z Berkeley, she noted, remains recognized globally as one of the most brilliant thinkers to emerge from Ireland, and she said his philosophical and scientific theories would continue to be taught at the college. Philosopher, Slaver and, Now, Former Face of Trinity College Library 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z “We support objective teaching of scientific theories, such as life origins and climate change,” the platform reads. Texas Weakens Climate Science Education Guidelines 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Long-standing scientific theory says the event, also called the Great Dying, was an evolutionary setback for Earth’s oceans. Fossil study challenges assumptions about the ‘Great Dying’ 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z As the Big Bang became accepted scientific theory, the oscillating universe theory faded away. Déjà Vuniverse: Why some physicists believe we could be living in a Groundhog Day universe 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z A scientific theory is a generally accepted, thoroughly tested and confirmed explanation for a set of observations or phenomena. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z These scientific theories were intriguing, but science is about more than just hypothesizing. Ocean spray may have created conditions for life to form on Earth, new study suggests 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z “These shall be taught as challengeable scientific theories subject to change as new data is produced.” Texas Weakens Climate Science Education Guidelines 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z I know you have your own scientific theory on this. Column: Newsom for president -- is he or isn't he? Maybe it's both 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z If true, that would fit with a scientific theory that tool use may evolve from the playful manipulation of objects. Some Monkeys Use Stone Tools for Pleasure, Study Suggests 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Special creation is not a viable alternative scientific theory because it is not a scientific theory, since it relies on an untestable explanation. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z A scientific theory is a random guess, while people often use it to mean a statement that is somewhat based in fact. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z This explanatory power is one of the requirements that any successful scientific theory must meet. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Conservativeness in science is when a theory or hypothesis fits with other established scientific theories and explanations. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z It’s also remarkable for Mersini-Houghton, who intersperses her scientific theories with compelling memories from her constrained childhood. Review | The big bang created the universe. What created the big bang? 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z In fact, there are no viable alternative scientific theories to evolution. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z A scientific theory is a hypothesis that needs to be tested, whereas people often use theory to mean a simple guess. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Can you think of any scientific theories that are still controversial today? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Like any scientific theory, evolutionary theory is reviewed as new data are collected. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z While the temblor influenced Kant’s views of theodicy, he also posited scientific theories to explain what happened. Latest space images confirm Enlightenment scholar’s theory about galaxies, Harvard prof says 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Critics of evolution often argue that alternative theories to evolution should be taught in public schools; however, there are no viable alternative scientific theories to evolution. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z A scientific theory is a statement that has been proven correct, while people often use it to mean a statement that has not yet been verified. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z A scientific theory is a well-tested and consistently verified explanation for a set of observations or phenomena. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z A scientific theory comes from many repeated observations and includes several well-supported hypotheses. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z After a hypothesis has been repeatedly tested for falsifiability through documented and independent studies, it eventually becomes accepted as a scientific theory. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Evolution and climate change “shall be taught as challengeable scientific theories subject to change.” Opinion | Texas Republicans want to secede? Good riddance. 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z A scientific theory is a thoroughly tested set of explanations for a body of observations of nature, while people often use it to mean a guess or speculation. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z A scientific theory is a widely-accepted, thoroughly tested and confirmed explanation for a set of observations or phenomena. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z The series arrives in the U.S. amid reports that anxiety about climate change — the scientific theory that changes in weather patterns indicate a threat to the Earth’s existence — is rising among children. PBS cartoon presents ‘climate change superheroes’ to kids, schools 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z Only after exhaustively eliminating false results, competing ideas, and possible variations does a hypothesis become regarded as a reliable scientific theory. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z “For the first time I saw the elegance of scientific theory and its predictive power,” he wrote in a biographical essay for the Nobel website. Sidney Altman, Nobel laureate in chemistry, dies at 82 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z The scientific theories of the 1800s prompted scholars to study human society and behavior in a scientific way. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Hypotheses, or tentative explanations, are different than a scientific theory. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z In 1968, the Court struck down a State law forbidding the teaching of the scientific theory of evolution. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Science denial happens when people argue that established scientific theories are wrong, not based on scientific merit but rather on subjective ideology—such as for social, political, or economic reasons. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z They show that humans have lived in wildly diverse ways, which cannot be captured by any simple scientific theories. Ancient Peoples Teach Us That We Can Create a Better World 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z Dealing with new ideas — from the socially constructed nature of gender to the scientific theory of mRNA vaccines — requires work. The problem with the populists "free thinkers" — they are just lazy 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z The idea that omicron has a silver lining is not a fully formed scientific theory. Omicron could have a silver lining by boosting immunity, some experts say. But don’t bet on it. 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Popper’s point was that scientific theories are susceptible to refutation; if light had not bent, scientists, Einstein included, would had to have admitted that a scientific explanation was incorrect. Opinion | History 10,000 years in the making 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z The next section provides the pieces of evidence that helped transform one man’s wild notion into a scientific theory. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z A key property of scientific theories is that they can be proved wrong. Review | Amid a muddled quest for covid’s source, a crucial message 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z But the body’s experiences are their own form of empirical reality, and as a patient you can’t follow a scientific theory that doesn’t succeed in practice. Opinion | How I Became a Science Experiment 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z Even scientific theory is dismissed out of hand by the church because of a fear that somehow science will prove that God does not exist. Evangelicals, science and the vaccine: Refusal is built on deep-seated fear 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z Some masking opponents have cited fringe scientific theories to argue masks are ineffective or actually harmful to children’s health; others have framed state, local or school-based mandates as an erosion of personal freedoms. A Florida ER doctor offered $50 mask exemption letters for kids — then his hospital found out 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z Introductory science courses usually deal with accepted scientific theory and do not include opposing ideas, even though these alternate ideas may be credible. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Karl Popper, the father of the philosophy of science, said the riskier the prediction made by a scientific theory, the more convincing it is when that prediction comes true. Neuroscientist explains how fanatical Trump followers could lead us to societal collapse 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z “Precedence, data and other evidence strongly favor natural emergence as a highly likely scientific theory for the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, while the lab leak remains a speculative incomplete hypothesis with no credible evidence.” Column: A Nobel laureate backs off from claiming a 'smoking gun' for the COVID-19 lab-leak theory 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z “Precedence, data, and other evidence strongly favor natural emergence as a highly likely scientific theory for the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, while the lab leak remains a speculative incomplete hypothesis with no credible evidence.” Column: The lab-leak origin claim for COVID-19 is in the news, but it's still fact-free 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z There are compelling scientific theories about why too little sleep might exacerbate the risk of dementia, especially Alzheimer’s. Sleeping Too Little in Middle Age May Increase Dementia Risk, Study Finds 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z Some groups of people argue that some established scientific theories are wrong, not based on their scientific merit but rather on the ideology of the group. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Quantum mechanics also works, better, arguably, than any other scientific theory. Is the Schrödinger Equation True? 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z Once upon a time, Albert Einstein described scientific theories as “free inventions of the human mind.” Can a Computer Devise a Theory of Everything? 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z Kuhn, similarly, warned that absolute truth is unattainable; scientific theories are always provisional, subject to change. Distrust Authorities, Including Me 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z It implies that any scientific theory is incomplete. Beware of 'Theories of Everything' 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z Your scientific theories are equal to my Twitter theories, just as your FBI investigation into Russia is equal to Rudy’s supposed investigation into Ukraine. Trump's hydroxychloroquine habit is the triumph of rightwing quackery | Richard Wolffe 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z "Theories being spread about 5G are baseless and are not grounded in credible scientific theory," said a spokesman for Mobile UK. Twenty suspected phone mast attacks over Easter 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z “These are not grounded in accepted scientific theory.” UK cell towers torched after bizarre conspiracy theory links 5G to coronavirus pandemic 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z And so, historically, the reputation of individual scientists has been important in facilitating the spread of scientific theories and discoveries. Our Trust in Science Is Complicated 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z During that visit, Mr. Trump praised his own “natural ability” to grasp scientific theories, and then he likened the quality of the test to a White House recounting of a phone call. Trump Now Claims He Always Knew the Coronavirus Would Be a Pandemic 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z Instead, she interweaves her raucous anecdotes with homespun scientific theory and a mischievous twinkle that’s utterly beguiling. Streaming with laughter: the 50 best standup comedy shows 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z And it makes you wonder: what will generations 1,000 years hence think of our scientific theories and explanations? Books for our time: seven classics that speak to us now 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z What is the reigning scientific theory today as to what was here before our solar system, and how do we know that? Do we owe our existence to the Moon? 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z Like many physicists, he assumes that reality is whatever a scientific theory says it is. The bizarre logic of the many-worlds theory 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z More importantly, his findings were pivotal in the formation of his scientific theories on natural selection and evolution, irreversibly changing our worldview. The Voyage of the Beagle and the Future of Space Science 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z During those same years, Einstein, in Berlin, developed one of the most significant scientific theories ever advanced. Review | How Einstein’s science defied nationalism and crossed borders 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z The attacks target not only the findings of science, but the very process by which well-corroborated scientific theories are produced. How to Reverse the Assault on Science 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z It was the first scientific theory about blue flowers. Meet the blue crew, scientists trying to give food, flowers, and more a color rarely found in nature 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z Such ad hoc claims, derived from religion, explain why intelligent design has been deemed by the courts as “a mere re-labeling of creationism, and not a scientific theory.” Review | Intelligent design gets even dumber 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z But others suggested that the program’s failure was due to an outdated scientific theory that underpinned Ekman’s method; namely, that emotions can be deduced objectively through analysis of the face. Don’t look now: why you should be worried about machines reading your emotions 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z But the creation of a formidable work of art, a skillful performance, or a novel scientific theory all transpire over extended and variable periods of time. The Neuroscience of Creativity: A Q & A with Anna Abraham 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z By Gray’s account, they ignore polytheism and animism almost entirely, while insisting on reading verses of Genesis or lines of the Nicene Creed as if they were primitive scientific theories. Why Are Americans Still Uncomfortable with Atheism? 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z While we talk about scientific theories as “proven” or “unproven,” in reality, science is far more complicated. What It Means When Scientists Disagree 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z "It must be a scientific theory for the people. Nowadays, it must be Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era," said another contestant who won praise for his perfect answer. China has made a game show about its president 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z New regulations floated by the Environmental Protection Agency are set to increase Americans’ exposure to radiation — because, according to scientific theory now in favor with the Trump administration, radiation is not bad for us. Opinion | Radiation? Chemicals? No big deal, says the Trump administration. 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z A scientific theory is an invention, an act of creation, based more upon a scientist's intuition than upon pre-existing empirical data. The Paradox of Karl Popper 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z The scientific theories as to what’s going on are also plentiful. Yanny or Laurel? Your Brain Hears What It Wants To 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Is Heisenberg saying that our scientific theories are contingent on us as observers? How Much Can We Know? 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z The scientific theory that every action has a subsequent reaction can, in a way, also be applied to the NFL Draft. Top five Seahawks most affected by the 2018 NFL Draft 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z Each is examined to see if it is possible to believe in both our best scientific theories and some sense of the spiritual. Review | A scientist on a quest to understand the spiritual 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z He, like the logical positivists before him, believed that a scientific theory can be “absolutely” true. The Paradox of Karl Popper 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z Suddenly, scientific realism — the idea that confirmed scientific theories roughly reflect reality — was at stake. Einstein, Bohr and the war over quantum theory 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z Imagine you’ve contemplated the great scientific theories of the past and arrived at new insights based on your own observations. Stephen Hawking as Accidental Ambassador for Assistive Technologies 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z But Jefferson’s scientific theories, based on data and reason, also belong to the curious, delightful and often alien world of the 18th century. Review | Buck up, everyone! We are riding along the Enlightenment’s long path of progress 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z But we should also remember him as someone whose insights about scientific theories of race are every bit as relevant in our era as they were when he wrote them. Opinion | Frederick Douglass’s Fight Against Scientific Racism 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z Like the best of scientific theories, the answer is simple and complex. Sundance Film Festival: Kid scientists are double the fun in 'Science Fair' and 'Inventing Tomorrow' 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z We can never prove a scientific theory true because we can never be sure that a new experiment tomorrow might not contradict the theory. Review | Thinking big thoughts about the boundaries of science 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z But Trump, a longtime opponent of the scientific theory that man-made pollutants are the primary force in global warming, announced in June his intention to withdraw the United States from the climate agreement. In Paris, Obama cites ‘absence of American leadership’ on climate 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z But those concepts make their way into classrooms all the same, as a means of fostering “critical thinking skills, logical analysis, and open and objective discussion of scientific theories.” Questioning Evolution: The Push to Change Science Class 2017-11-19T05:00:00Z In the 1990s, psychologists at the University of California, Los Angeles, developed a scientific theory to account for all the prejudice and violence in the world. Have psychologists found a better way to persuade people to save the planet? 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z In 1957, paleoanthropologist Louis Leakey, looking for what he called a “mind unbiased by scientific theory,” sent his 26-year-old secretary to Tanzania to observe chimpanzees in the wild and perhaps gain insight into human behavior. Review | ‘Jane’ documentary looks at a pioneering primatologist. 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z A majority of scientists might say a scientific theory is true, but that doesn’t mean the consensus is reliable. Climate Alarmists Use the Acid-Rain Playbook 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z In a speech earlier this year, Mr. Jiang called for “spreading Marxist scientific theory with self-confidence, and persistently using Xi’s speeches to arm students’ and teachers’ minds.” China’s Reformist Central Banker Could Be a Tough Act to Follow 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z For example, when Trump refuses to fully adopt the conclusion that climate change is due to man-made influences, he demonstrates an affinity with evangelical Christians who do not blindly accept every scientific theory. Opinion | Why most evangelicals don’t condemn Trump 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z For example, one popular scientific theory held that brain areas for social communication are impaired from day one in children with autism. Baby Siblings Could Hold Clues to Autism Diagnosis 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z It is arguably the ‘most correct’ scientific theory in history, because it predicts the results of experiments with unparalleled precision. All shook up over topology 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z Like any scientific theory, inflation need not address all conceivable questions. Readers Respond to the February and March 2017 Issues 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z And, he argued, applying our approach to another settled scientific theory like plate tectonics wouldn’t yield any results, because Powell assumed no scientist would bother to state something so obvious. Is the climate consensus 97%, 99.9%, or is plate tectonics a hoax? | Dana Nuccitelli 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z The event is a celebration of well-argued and thoroughly researched but completely incorrect scientific theories. International fake science festival comes to MIT 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z In February, the board sided with a committee of teachers and experts that recommended scrapping previous requirements asking high school biology students to consider “all sides” of scientific theory. Texas board OKs science curriculum compromise on evolution 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z Paraphrasing only a little, Hawking attributes the discovery of quantum mechanics, perhaps the most important scientific theory of modern times, to Ockham’s razor. Can one size fit all with irons? - Golf Digest 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z Inflationary models, like all scientific theories, rest on a set of assumptions, and to understand those assumptions we might need to appeal to some deeper theory. Readers Respond to the February and March 2017 Issues 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z In his critique of our study, Powell argued that on scientific theories as settled as human-caused global warming or plate tectonics, scientists don’t bother to state the obvious. Is the climate consensus 97%, 99.9%, or is plate tectonics a hoax? | Dana Nuccitelli 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z The standards were approved in 2009 as an alternative to decades-old curriculums requiring Texas science students to weigh the “strengths and weakness” of scientific theory. Long-running Texas evolution debate has big classroom impact 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z In 2011, Perry said that global warming was an unproven scientific theory. Climate change denial in the Trump cabinet: where do his nominees stand? 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Trump’s Department of Energy nominee, has called climate change a “scientific theory that hasn’t been proven” and opposed funding to address it. What Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State Would Mean for Climate Change 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z “The science is not settled on this. The idea that we would put Americans’ economy at jeopardy based on scientific theory that’s not settled yet to me is just nonsense,” Perry said at the time. Trump taps former Texas Gov. Rick Perry to head Energy Department he once vowed to abolish 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Along with her husband, DeVos is an active member of the Christian Reformed Church in North America, a small Protestant denomination with the stated belief that “all scientific theories be subject to Scripture.” Donald Trump’s War on Science 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, scientific theories live in mortal danger of facts. Lilly’s Bet on Alzheimer’s 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z “The scientific theory underlying cryonics is speculative and controversial, and there is considerable debate about its ethical implications,” the judge said in a statement. Last Wish of Dying Girl, 14, to Be Frozen, Is Granted by Judge 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z “The scientific theory underlying cryonics is speculative and controversial, and there is considerable debate about its ethical implications,” Jackson said. Teenage girl's wish for preservation after death agreed to by court 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z In Star Trek: The Next Generation, the franchise writers attempted to explain this convenient lack of biological diversity using a real scientific theory called panspermia. What ‘Star Trek’ May Have Right—and Wrong—About Alien Life 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z All of these scientific theories and strike zone commentaries are laughable. Baseball Is Having a Power Surge, but Nobody Knows Why 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z In Toronto, Tokyo, Tehran or Tel Aviv, you will be taken to similar-looking hospitals, where you will meet doctors who learned the same scientific theories in not-too-different medical colleges. Isis is as much an offshoot of our global civilisation as Google 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z The “philosophy” in Dalton's title signified something closer to a scientific theory than to the abstract reasoning it tends to connote today. In retrospect: A New System of Chemical Philosophy : Nature : Nature Research 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z The calculations about how the future climate will be affected by the burning of fossil fuels are based on solid scientific theories that are heavily supported by the aforementioned facts. Space, Climate Change, and the Real Meaning of Theory 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z Yet he doesn’t gobble up every flashy new scientific theory. The deep, greater meaning of following a trail 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z All of these scientific theories and strike zone commentaries are laughable. Baseball Is Having a Power Surge, but Nobody Knows Why 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z The Soviets renamed cities, erased the names of political enemies from the historical record, and banned scientific theories that conflicted with Marxist doctrine. The College Formerly Known as Yale 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z Pros: Like Trump, believes in silly historical and scientific theories and won’t be stopped from sharing his ideas by something as trivial as evidence disproving them. Donald Trump’s amazing, beautiful, super-classy veepstakes: Here are some running-mate ideas for the presumptive GOP nominee 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z America’s party of science seems eager to insulate its scientific theories from the possibility of refutation. Scientific silencers on the left are trying to shut down climate skepticism 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z Every ‘good’ scientific theory is a prohibition: it forbids certain things to happen. This Is the Difference Between Science and Pseudoscience 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z Throughout his life, Goethe published scientific theories and “discoveries,” most of which were wrong and roundly ignored by the scientists of his day. Life Lessons from Goethe 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z It should be noted that superstring theory is not generally accepted, and indeed, some in the scientific community don't even consider it to be a scientific theory at all. Einstein's Unfinished Dream: Marrying Relativity to the Quantum World 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z Han Tak Lee, a native of South Korea who earned U.S. citizenship, was exonerated and freed last year after a judge concluded that his 1990 conviction was based on since-discredited scientific theories about arson. Case against man in daughter’s 1989 fire death is dropped 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Carson has said that the scientific theory of evolution is based on “incredible fairy tales.” GOP debate No. 3: A guide to candidates on the big stage 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z Carson has said that the scientific theory of evolution is based on "incredible fairy tales." Grab your binoculars: A field guide to the Republican White House candidates ready to debate 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z That same wildlife also attracted a young naturalist to the islands in 1835, and his findings there would inform one of the most important scientific theories ever posited. See Breathtaking Photos of the Galapagos Islands on the Anniversary of Darwin's Voyage 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z But it also confronts her demons, including an unwillingness to collaborate and a reluctance to entertain scientific theories, which meant she missed the significance of her own work. Nicole Kidman returns to London in tale of overlooked DNA scientist 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z The different versions didn’t cancel each other out in the way that a new scientific theory renders earlier ones obsolete. Gung-ho Americans, steady Brits, and a lack of French resistance – but was the story of the terror train really so clear? 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z There are three things an idea must do to become a full-fledged scientific theory. Physics Week in Review: July 18, 2015 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z It’s not fame or glory, or testing a suit or a scientific theory. How director Peyton Reed put his own stamp on Ant-Man 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z During his visit to London, he garnered ridicule for repeatedly refusing to answer questions at a think tank — including whether he believes in the scientific theory of evolution. As budget fight drags on at home, Wisconsin’s Scott Walker goes abroad 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z “One of the factors that really influences if that kind of conservation is effective or not isn’t any kind of scientific theory,” he says. Wildlife conservation: can the northern white rhino escape extinction? 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z But more than that, they give a rare look into Einstein's thoughts when he wasn't discussing complicated scientific theories with his peers, said Joseph Maddalena, founder of Profiles in History. 27 of Einstein's personal letters going on auction block 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z All research papers reveal a new discovery with evidence, defense and scientific theory—not all papers, however, include a marriage proposal. This Is the Geekiest Marriage Proposal Ever 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z One of his best-known scientific theories is the notion that black holes emit radiation, which has become known as Hawking radiation. Physicist Stephen Hawking says he would consider assisted suicide 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z This concept embraces everything humans do, including the scientific theories we generate about the natural world. The Humanities and Science Share the Virtues of Empiricism and Skepticism 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z When one MP suggested in the Commons in 1854 that recent advances in scientific theory might soon allow them to know the weather in London "twenty-four hours beforehand", the House roared with laughter. The birth of the weather forecast - BBC News 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z The law encourages teachers to use “supplemental textbooks and other instructional materials to help students understand, analyze, critique, and review scientific theories” — most notably, evolutionary theory. Louisiana Democrats to try to repeal law that allows creationism to be taught in public school science classes 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z I battled wasn’t a ruling scientific theory, either. An open letter from Galileo to Ted Cruz 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z The exhibit also includes six corals collected by Charles Darwin demonstrating his first-ever scientific theory about how coral reefs are formed. Take a dive at Natural History Museum, manta ray included 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z This ringing phrase is usually quoted in contexts that suggest Woolf was registering the impact of modernity - and in particular new scientific theories and their technological applications. To the end of time 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Black holes grow, scientific theory suggests, as they absorb mass. Scientists discover black hole so big it contradicts growth theory 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Darwinism, or evolutionary biology, is true in the complex sense that scientific theories always are—not fixed in its particulars, immutable and imposing, but rich, changing, and evermore explanatory. The Evolution Catechism 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z But how could a scientific theory be objectionable? How 2 Pro-Nazi Nobelists Attacked Einstein’s "Jewish Science" 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z Our first book, The Rainforest, explains the scientific theory and models for complex ecosystems like Silicon Valley. How Do You Measure An Innovation Ecosystem? 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z I would argue that it's really this aspect of Newton's thinking - the murky interface between his scientific theories and his religious belief - that enables our own clarity. To the end of time 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z His varying treatments reflect constant shifts in scientific theories about the origins of OCD. When your thoughts become fears and your fears become obsessions 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Finally, and most importantly, the planetary boundaries are burdened not only with major uncertainties and weak scientific theory – they are also politically problematic. Can Humanity's 'Great Acceleration' Be Managed and, If So, How? 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Instead of belief in a scientific theory increasing when observational evidence arises to support it, he suggests that theoretical discoveries bolster belief. Scientific method: Defend the integrity of physics 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z No scientific theory exists about how the process is supposed to work. Why capitalism hasn't triumphed 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z “It doesn’t take any fancy scientific theory for people to hate one another,” he said. 'Haunted Files: The Eugenics Record Office' Recreates a Dark Time in a Laboratory's Past 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z Many of ICR’s scientists, like Lisle, grew up in conservative Christian homes that promoted young-earth creationism, while others began questioning established scientific theories later in their academic careers. Researchers seek to prove Genesis 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z What is new is the assertion that the multiverse is a scientific theory, with all that implies about being mathematically rigorous and experimentally testable. Why the Multiverse May Be the Most Dangerous Idea in Physics 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z He offered two other requirements: a scientific theory should be “definite” and “empirical”. Scientific method: Defend the integrity of physics 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z But human evil isn't a type of error that can be discarded like an obsolete scientific theory. The child-like faith in reason 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z It rarely took more than a minute or two before one punctuated the swirl of opaque and occasionally conflicting scientific theories. In Las Vegas, Climate Change Deniers Regroup, Vow to Keep Doubt Alive 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z Despite little formal education, he kept extensive notebooks filled with his scientific theories, inventions, drawings and designs. What Leonardo taught us about the heart 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z Not only did Christensen think that his Yin and Yang story was a scientific theory, he also insisted that he discovered “laws of organizational nature” akin to the laws of physics. The Data For And Against Disruptive Innovation: What Difference Does It Make? 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z If there is none, it is not a scientific theory. Scientific method: Defend the integrity of physics 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z It’s one thing when the average layperson refuses to accept an established scientific theory, especially if they haven’t the time or inclination to look into it. Science Denial: Missing A Sense Of Scale 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z But a good scientific theory must be more than elegant and beautiful. Sand Pile Model of Mind Grows in Popularity 2014-04-07T19:25:00Z ONE useful feature of a scientific theory is that it makes testable predictions. Astrophysics: BICEP flexes its muscles 2014-03-20T16:01:13Z Disruptive innovation is not a scientific theory and should not be expected to predict anything or even to serve as an explanation for business success or failure. The Data For And Against Disruptive Innovation: What Difference Does It Make? 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z There’s a reason why Feynman said that the only true test of a scientific theory is experiment. “The Perfect Theory”: The story of general relativity, and what makes something a science 2014-02-05T20:15:35Z It’s widely considered a scientific theory worthy of taking seriously, because it has made countless correct predictions – from the gravitational bending of light to the time dilation measured by our GPS phones. Are Parallel Universes Unscientific Nonsense? Insider Tips for Criticizing the Multiverse 2014-02-04T22:51:53Z But when you look closely, scientific theories aren’t about “things” at all. Schrodinger’s Rats and The Search for Ultimate Reality [Excerpt] 2014-01-31T15:00:00Z The institute says three states have adopted laws that protect the rights of teachers or students to debate the scientific evidence for and against evolution or other scientific theories. Teachers oppose Va. bill challenging mainstream science 2014-01-29T23:51:16Z A line is crossed when religious positions such as creationism are taught as scientific theories for example. 'Faith groups preaching in schools' 2013-10-11T11:59:01Z Although there is debate about whether this actually happened, the story emphasizes the importance of using experimentation to test scientific theories, even ones that had been accepted for nearly 2,000 years. Showing Science: Watch Objects in Free Fall 2013-10-10T19:45:23.693Z There are two striking features of language that any scientific theory of this quintessentially human behavior must account for. How to Understand the Deep Structures of Language 2013-09-17T11:15:00.570Z Did that mean that objects don’t exist at all, or merely that our scientific theories can never tell us which objects are the real ones? Schrodinger’s Rats and The Search for Ultimate Reality [Excerpt] 2014-01-31T15:00:00Z “Evolution should be taught as a scientific theory that is open to critical scrutiny, not as a sacred dogma that can’t be questioned,” according to the statement. Teachers oppose Va. bill challenging mainstream science 2014-01-29T23:51:16Z Often they are people from other countries struggling to understand why a scientific theory that goes virtually unchallenged in every other developed country causes such uproar in the United States. Eugenie C. Scott Fights the Teaching of Creationism in Schools 2013-09-02T19:17:50Z Theory on Pain Is Driving Rules for Abortions It challenges four decades of constitutional doctrine and is based on disputed scientific theories. Theory on Pain Is Driving Rules for Abortions 2013-08-02T00:37:15Z She compares the attacks on VSELs to those suffered by Charles Darwin and Nicolaus Copernicus when they proposed their world-changing scientific theories. Doubt cast over tiny stem cells 2013-07-24T17:20:21.400Z The best scientific theory is not the one that reveals the truth — that is impossible. On my way to being a scientist 2013-05-08T17:20:38.847Z It says teachers should not be prohibited from helping students “understand, analyze, critique, and review in an objective manner the scientific strengths and scientific weaknesses of existing scientific theories.” Teachers oppose Va. bill challenging mainstream science 2014-01-29T23:51:16Z What wouldn't I give to go back 70yrs or so and tell Walter de la Mare what the recent scientific theories are about the nature of matter and energy. Ghosts in the material world 2013-05-03T16:37:10Z The big bang is the event that, according to prevailing scientific theory, brought the universe into being. Hadron Collider exhibit for Belfast 2013-04-30T05:25:42Z Just as gamers are compelled to beat levels, our engineers are compelled to test scientific theories. Logitech Leans On Science For Updated Line Of PC Gaming Accessories 2013-03-20T18:39:43Z In addition to informing scientific theory, the observations are used to predict trouble and protect the public — as they did successfully in 1944. Long-term research: Slow science 2013-03-20T18:20:31.753Z As the Topeka Capital Journal notes: “The bill says instruction about ‘scientific controversies’ should be objective and include ‘both the strengths and weaknesses of such scientific theory or hypothesis.’ Creationism, Ayn Rand and gun control: Six terrible state laws proposed this month 2013-02-24T13:26:00Z Compartmentalization is also at work when new scientific theories conflict with older and more naive beliefs. The Mind s Compartments Create Conflicting Beliefs 2013-01-12T15:15:00.230Z The Guardian says all free schools are to be forced to present evolution as a comprehensive and central tenet of scientific theory. Newspapers support PM on Leveson 2012-11-30T06:26:32Z All scientific theories are subject to change and replacement, just as Newton’s theory of gravitation was replaced by Einstein’s. Essay: Biblical Literalists’ Clash With Science 2012-11-26T23:31:38Z Bryan lost to proscience Republicans William McKinley and William Howard Taft, but he continued to campaign throughout the South, working to banish the scientific theory from American classrooms. Antiscience Beliefs Jeopardize U.S. Democracy 2012-10-17T14:45:06.337Z According to the bill, science teachers would be required to “provide information to students of scientific evidence which both supports and counters a scientific theory or hypothesis.” Creationism, Ayn Rand and gun control: Six terrible state laws proposed this month 2013-02-24T13:26:00Z Contradictory scientific statements were processed more slowly and less accurately, suggesting that “naive theories survive the acquisition of a mutually incompatible scientific theory, coexisting with that theory for many years to follow.” The Mind s Compartments Create Conflicting Beliefs 2013-01-12T15:15:00.230Z Harvey House founder Fred Harvey never attempted to formulate a scientific theory, but he did notice that people disembarking at train stations often wanted something to eat and a place to spend the night. How Intelligence Relates To Wealth 2012-10-01T16:50:03Z Controversial Theories – We support objective teaching and equal treatment of all sides of scientific theories. Texas GOP rejects ‘critical thinking’ skills. Really. 2012-07-09T10:00:00Z The discovery of the boson, then, is rightly hailed as the crowning achievement of one of history’s most successful scientific theories. The Higgs boson: Gotcha! 2012-07-05T15:28:41Z The Higgs Boson is a vital component of the "Standard Model" - the all-encompassing 30-year-old scientific theory of how the universe works at the simplest level. Cosmic discovery week ahead for science, perhaps 2012-07-01T12:30:53Z Publication of scientific theories — and the supporting experimental and observational data — permits others to identify errors, to reject or refine theories and to reuse data. Open your minds and share your results 2012-06-27T17:50:05.787Z Space science and all the scientific theories and discoveries evolving each day inspire me most. Teens Engineer a Way To Help Swazi Farmers 2012-06-06T14:45:03.343Z We believe theories such as life origins and environmental change should be taught as challengeable scientific theories subject to change as new data is produced. Texas GOP rejects ‘critical thinking’ skills. Really. 2012-07-09T10:00:00Z I’jaz, which is a current of thought quite popular now in Turkey and other Islamic countries, tries to interpret specific passages of the Qur’an as predictions of specific scientific theories. Meeting The Challenge Of Science For Muslims On Campus 2012-05-25T15:32:57Z But Kuhn’s insight forced him to take the untenable position that because all scientific theories fall short of absolute, mystical truth, they are all equally untrue. What Thomas Kuhn Really Thought about Scientific "Truth" 2012-05-23T19:15:00.423Z Whether intelligent design is presented as legitimate and empirically supported scientific theory in the classroom is one piece of delivering quality education, but it’s not the only piece. Is it worth fighting about what's taught in high school biology class? 2012-05-12T11:15:04.317Z The non-scientific reader who desires to learn something of modern scientific theories, and the reasons for their existence, cannot do better than carefully study these lectures. Popular scientific lectures 2012-04-24T02:00:17.273Z That makes sense; students need to be able to do science experiments, not read about scientific theories or write lab reports, right? Teacher: Step-by-step guide to how ?reform? is harming public schools 2012-04-15T17:00:00Z Herder is more successful in tracing the early developments of particular peoples than in constructing a scientific theory of evolution. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z The law encourages teachers to “present the scientific strengths and scientific weaknesses of existing scientific theories covered in the course being taught.” Tennessee back to the future with new anti-evolution law 2012-04-11T07:00:00Z In the effort to rescue from destruction the theory of a creative intelligence, teleology has adapted itself to many forms of scientific theory, not excepting that of evolution. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution 2012-03-17T02:01:00.033Z Such a sweeping synthesis, therefore, as Browning gives of dawning scientific theories in Paracelsus was truly phenomenal. Browning and His Century 2012-02-15T03:00:39.033Z It was succeeded by an analytical phase, based upon the application to color of the scientific theories of light, of Rood, Chevreuil and Helmholtz. Paul Gauguin, His Life and Art 2012-02-14T03:00:24.393Z And it was the first scientific theory that could explain not merely how objects move through the universe, but also how the universe itself might evolve. A Universe from Nothing: Einstein, the Belgian Priest and the Puzzle of the Big Bang 2012-02-10T14:45:04.437Z Hiding their lie clothed in a scientific theory, scientists assure men that by studying external phenomena they study undeniable facts which will reveal to them the law of man's life. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z If a scientific theory is wrong, time and money may be wasted, but no one’s health is put at risk. Letters: Support for Peer Review (2 Letters) 2012-01-24T00:49:10Z Several of the nearly 200 scholars nominated what are arguably the two most powerful scientific theories ever developed. Science's "most beautiful theories" 2012-01-15T05:14:46Z Three artists stood out against the tendency towards scientific theory. Paul Gauguin, His Life and Art 2012-02-14T03:00:24.393Z In a recent editorial for the Express Tribune in Pakistan, the physicist decried the increasingly popular movement among some scholars to cite passages in the Quran as predictions of specific scientific theories. Straining for Science in the Quran 2012-01-13T16:29:46Z It's the struggle for existence, don't you see: the plain outcome of all the best modern scientific theories. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z His system enables us, on the contrary, to form the scientific theory of science. Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History 2012-01-01T03:00:07.953Z It is not the purpose of this work to add another thread to the already tangled skein of scientific theory. The Energy System of Matter A Deduction from Terrestrial Energy Phenomena 2011-12-21T03:00:36.570Z Akin to the question of free will, they are also tackling the dissonance between our intuitions and scientific theories of consciousness. Is Free Will an Illusion? 2011-12-08T13:15:00.213Z Their theory of value would in that case not be what it pretends to be, a scientific theory of the actual constitution of value, but a utopian theory of its proper and just constitution. Contemporary Socialism 2011-09-10T02:00:28.673Z “The idea that we would put Americans’ economy in jeopardy based on scientific theory that’s not settled yet to me is just — is nonsense. Fact checking the GOP debate at the Reagan library 2011-09-08T07:20:00Z Objecting to Democratic-backed proposals to curb greenhouse gases, he said, “The idea that we would put Americans’ economy in jeopardy based on scientific theory that’s not settled yet, to me, is just nonsense.” Perry Calls Social Security ‘Ponzi Scheme’ in His Debate Debut 2011-09-08T05:06:02Z Republican presidential front-runner Rick Perry said last month he does not believe in man-made global warming, calling it a scientific theory that had not been proven. Weather disasters keep costing U.S. billions this year 2011-09-08T03:49:46Z To this he added in after life his own observations on the human voice, and applied the scientific theories which he formed and eventually corroborated by means of his laryngoscope. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z This shows that the so-called scientific theory of Marx Socialism is a myth, a dream, an imagination from the brain of Karl Marx. Why I am opposed to socialism 2011-08-30T02:00:37.547Z Perry said in New Hampshire this past week that he didn’t believe in manmade global warming, branding it an unproven scientific theory. Huntsman pounds away at rival Perry on climate change skepticism, Federal Reserve criticism 2011-08-20T17:45:53Z GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry told New Hampshire voters Wednesday that he does not believe in manmade global warming, calling it a scientific theory that has not been proven. Climate change science makes for hot politics 2011-08-19T19:24:01Z Perry said earlier this week that climate change is an unproven scientific theory. Jon Huntsman takes to Twitter to knock rival Rick Perry?s evolution and climate change stances 2011-08-18T22:06:17Z And a hasty generalisation, such as Spencer's generalisation of evolution, is none the less hasty because what is generalised is the latest scientific theory. Our Knowledge of the External World as a Field for Scientific Method in Philosophy 2011-08-16T02:00:44.423Z I believe in heat, and I accept a scientific theory just as far as it gives me verified laws of heat. Social Rights And Duties Addresses to Ethical Societies Vol II 2011-08-05T02:00:45.557Z On any scientific theory of religion the gods represent no more than the personified ignorance and fear of primitive humanity. A Grammar of Freethought 2011-07-30T02:00:13.083Z The Republican-dominated board drew national attention in 2009 when it adopted science standards encouraging schools to scrutinize “all sides” of scientific theory. Teaching evolution up for debate as Texas Board of Education considers new science materials 2011-07-21T09:04:52Z There was hardly any attempt at scientific theories. The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation 2011-07-06T02:00:51.053Z While that volume explains, in non-technical language, the latest scientific theories, it aims at giving a fairly full account, which, of course, necessitates going into a great deal of detail. Autobiography of an Electron Wherein the Scientific Ideas of the Present Time Are Explained in an Interesting and Novel Fashion 2011-06-19T02:00:25.633Z It would have to be explained, again, so far as explanation is possible, by psychology in the first instance, as heat must be explained by scientific theories. Social Rights And Duties Addresses to Ethical Societies Vol II 2011-08-05T02:00:45.557Z The present scientific theories have only been apprehended by the brightest intellects within the last half century, and would have been a conglomeration of absurdities to the wisest men of the world a century ago. The Universe a Vast Electric Organism 2011-06-09T02:00:22.450Z He would tell a story one moment and the next would combat a scientific theory with the most learned of the Eastern scientists, and carry away from the controversy the full respect of his opponent. The Comstock Club 2011-05-18T02:00:16.367Z The view taken of monsters as a sign sent by an angered Deity had much to do with preventing the rise of a scientific theory to account for actual malformations of all kinds. Babylonian-Assyrian Birth-Omens and Their Cultural Significance 2011-04-09T02:00:11.757Z Philosophical Corollaries.—These strictly scientific theories associated with the name of Laplace, Lavoisier, and Dalton tended to strengthen in the popular estimation, the philosophical conclusions of writers like Holbach. Religion and Science From Galileo to Bergson 2011-04-07T02:00:16.760Z We believe, he says, in a scientific theory of heat, although our view of the "realities" has changed. Social Rights And Duties Addresses to Ethical Societies Vol II 2011-08-05T02:00:45.557Z Its study is replete with new and fascinating ideas and scientific theories. The Universe a Vast Electric Organism 2011-06-09T02:00:22.450Z The most extraordinary circumstances in your account are in perfect harmony with the very latest scientific theories. The Three Impostors or The Transmutations 2011-03-09T03:00:45.227Z A scientific theory, however perfect, of the subject matter, considered merely as part of the order of nature, can in no degree serve as a substitute. A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive 7th Edition, Vol. II 2011-03-01T03:00:40.557Z Of course, in very advanced scientific theory we are driven again to myth-making. Literature in the Elementary School 2011-02-23T03:00:31.073Z That debate turned toxic, with one side accusing the other of proselytising suspect scientific theories. Met accused on shaken baby cases 2011-02-08T06:04:31Z The recent discovery of radium seems to overturn the rock-ribbed scientific theory of the conservation of energy, and raises many new questions in regard to the nature of light and heat. The Universe a Vast Electric Organism 2011-06-09T02:00:22.450Z This great fact once ascertained, it became clear that the notion that electric phenomena are affections of the luminiferous ether was no longer a mere speculation but a scientific theory capable of verification. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z Galileo was rehabilitated and the Church now also accepts evolution as a scientific theory and sees no reason why God could not have used a natural evolutionary process in the forming of the human species. God was behind Big Bang, universe no accident: Pope 2011-01-06T13:43:36Z We have, although hurriedly, blazed a rough pathway through the necessary parts of the jungle of scientific theories, and have arrived at a very considerable clearing made by the pioneers, the psychical researchers. The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries 2011-01-06T03:00:47.543Z The ultimate test of scientific theory must be practice. The Value of Money 2011-01-04T03:01:12.363Z If he fails to break up the existing scientific theories it will not be his fault. The Universe a Vast Electric Organism 2011-06-09T02:00:22.450Z Some persons also think that science is changeable and uncertain—that the discoveries of one generation are disproved by those of another, because they occasionally see scientific theories altered and superseded. The Scientific Basis of National Progress Including that of Morality 2010-12-30T03:00:25.567Z He said scientific theories on the origin and development of the universe and humans, while not in conflict with faith, left many questions unanswered. God was behind Big Bang, universe no accident: Pope 2011-01-06T13:43:36Z We must, nevertheless, blaze a rough footpath through the jungle of scientific theories, and, at the outset, put on record our opposition to that school of scientific workers who deny to man a supersensuous constitution. The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries 2011-01-06T03:00:47.543Z He is interested in the scientific theories of modern social psychology only in so far as they help him in that task. The Value of Money 2011-01-04T03:01:12.363Z British Imperialism, thus strengthening its natural tendency to egoism by the assimilation of scientific theory, has been only a local manifestation of an almost universal tendency. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z While the prospect of a flying snake seems strange today, current scientific theory says that birds evolved from dinosaurs, which were reptiles. DOD tries to uncover secret of flying snakes 2010-11-23T04:37:00Z He took his inspiration from the American engineer Claude Shannon, who built a scientific theory of information in the mid-1900s. Sizing Up Consciousness by Its Bits 2010-09-20T19:25:00Z Isentropic have done something very exciting, by revisiting scientific theory and coming up with a new technology that answers the need to match the generation of electricity with its use. Giant gravel batteries could make renewable energy more reliable 2010-04-26T11:33:00Z In Kentucky, a bill recently introduced in the Legislature would encourage teachers to discuss “the advantages and disadvantages of scientific theories,” including “evolution, the origins of life, global warming and human cloning.” Darwin Foes Add Warming to Targets 2010-03-04T03:30:00Z Moreover, if in scientific theory we find these new views, in practical life there are at least signs of the same standpoint. The Will to Doubt An essay in philosophy for the general thinker She saw herself slowly fading away, bored to extinction by discussion about the crops and new scientific theories of drainage, of farm and dairy management. The Undying Past The teacher of an art cannot indeed entirely divorce it from all scientific theory. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius His mind richly stored with scientific theory and with correct moral and religious principles, he entered the school of experience and became emphatically a practical man. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution As I have indicated, the scientific theory of the physical and conscious individual in the world implied in this problem has still to be adequately developed. Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude Strange trolls peek out from books of mathematics, Grimace around cold scientific theories. The Book of Gud Now the essential and important side of Socrates is undoubtedly the scientific theory of concepts. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy Among those enumerated above Wall is the only one who formulated a correct and thoroughly scientific theory of the action of snake-poison, which has since been confirmed by Australian research and by Feoktistow's elaborate experiments. On Snake-Poison: its Action and its Antidote Goethe does not attempt a final scientific theory of existence. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865 Guido at least knew enough not to answer the girl's last question with a string of so-called scientific theories about atavism and transmitted recollections. Cecilia A Story of Modern Rome The fundamenta divisionis, though in themselves more or less logical, are quite arbitrarily chosen, generally as being germane to a preconceived philosophical or scientific theory. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" It may seem a ludicrous exaggeration to assert that a mere abstract scientific theory, apparently so innocuous as is the German race theory, could be held responsible for so titanic a catastrophe. German Problems and Personalities On the scientific theory each man must have what truth he has, either by his own interpretation or by the adoption for himself of another's interpretation. Communism and Christianism Analyzed and Contrasted from the Marxian and Darwinian Points of View "I have a nice scientific theory I want to shove down his throat." The Foreign Hand Tie Her restaurant is based on a strictly scientific theory, and every person who patronizes it gets a balanced ration, if he has the good sense to eat it as it’s served.” Outside Inn “I wonder that some fine-spun, scientific theory has not already been advanced,––but it only remains another formidable matrimonial hazard,” he ended with his sudden smile. The Boy from Hollow Hut A Story of the Kentucky Mountains Quite naturally, too, the first gropings after a scientific theory of disease show a curious mixture of rationalism and superstition. Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development But here's the point: The only way that a scientific theory can be proved wrong is to uncover a phenomenon which doesn't fit in with the theory. Psichopath These theories are all based upon the postulate of the religious sentiment, that there is order in things; but they differ from scientific theories in recognizing volition as an efficient cause of order. The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion The scientific theory may be correct, and it is possible that we may be standing on the verge of the most momentous intellectual revolution which has been experienced in the history of our race. Bunyan The favourite scientific theory adopts the former view; I incline to the latter. Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore Every scientific theory, every device, is the offspring from a large and varied family tree of many scientific ancestors, each of whom in his day was a remarkable personage. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gilman turned A New Light on the Woman Question, saying: My subject is a scientific theory as to the origin and relation of the eternal duo. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume V What I want to protest against, is the attempt to make him out an exponent of any particular scientific theory. The Lonely Way—Intermezzo—Countess Mizzie Three Plays I explained to Conroy that he ought not to blame my grandfather who was acting in accordance with the most advanced scientific theories of his time. The Red Hand of Ulster The ethics of the Pythagoreans consisted more in ascetic practice and maxims for the restraint of the passions, than in any scientific theories. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero A genuine scientific theory implies a true estimate of the great forces which mould institutions, and therefore a true apprehension of the limits within which they can be modified by any proposed change. Social Rights and Duties, Volume I (of 2) Addresses to Ethical Societies I do not say this is so, but throw out this scientific theory as one of singular interest to the antiquarian and historian of the Thousand Islands. Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands He studied under Thales, and afterwards visited Egypt and India, in order that he might make himself familiar with the scientific theories adopted by those nations. The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' Practice lagged behind new scientific theory in medicine but Virginia must have felt at least the reverberations caused by the clash of the ancient and the new. Medicine in Virginia, 1607-1699 They had worked out their experiments together in the school laboratories, had spent long hours arguing and wondering ... debating scientific theories. Empire The struggle, upon the scientific theory, represents two elements in an evolution which can be accomplished peacefully by such a reconstruction as will reconcile the conflicting aims and substitute harmony for discord. Social Rights and Duties, Volume I (of 2) Addresses to Ethical Societies A scientific theory, however perfect, of the subject-matter, considered merely as part of the order of nature, can in no degree serve as a substitute. A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive Such systems must accept human nature as a fact, and as the basis of a scientific theory. The English Utilitarians, Volume I. However, it would be an error to think of the medicine of the period, either European or Virginian, only in terms of rational or scientific theories. Medicine in Virginia, 1607-1699 Until these problems are solved, kiln-drying must necessarily remain without the guidance of complete scientific theory. Seasoning of Wood Certainly, a scientific theory cannot appeal to considerations of this kind. Creative Evolution And then quite as readily, more reasonable scientific theories fall asunder, and we are left at last alone with the butterflies, a vast ignorance, and a great unfulfilled desire to know what it all means. Edge of the Jungle The wide range of religious ideas and their existence at a very low culture stage, precludes the assumption that religious ideas are generated in the same conscious way as are scientific theories. Theism or Atheism The Great Alternative But, limited as he is by his scientific outlook, he would have tried to evolve a scientific theory to explain what he saw. What The Left Hand Was Doing But the development of mechanics paved the way for a definite scientific theory, the so-called "nebular hypothesis," announced by La Place in 1796, and by the philosopher Kant at a still earlier date. The Approach to Philosophy The publication of the Origin of Species, in 1859, converted it from a poet’s dream and philosopher’s speculation to a well-demonstrated scientific theory. Historical Essays This methodology came into being only after years in which various attempts were made to get positivistic methodology to answer relevant nursing questions and to develop a professional scientific theory of nursing. Humanistic Nursing On any scientific theory we are bound to explain the origin of the gods in terms of human error. Theism or Atheism The Great Alternative For in all these cases the theory of natural selection, which first led to their discovery, still remains the only scientific theory by which they can be explained. Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions Once telepathy stands proved it will mean the remoulding and recasting of many of our scientific theories, and even a reconstruction of science—in so far, at least, as it refers to physiological psychology. The Problems of Psychical Research Experiments and Theories in the Realm of the Supernormal Other scientific theories and methods have affected physical science as potently, but none has entered so vitally into the study of man. Historical Essays Recent developments of scientific theory have increased the urgency of the problem, but they seem to us also to suggest a solution the beneficial results of which affect the whole of Metaphysics. Essays Towards a Theory of Knowledge The scientific theory of things, incomplete as it may be in many of its details, leaves no room for the operations of a god. Theism or Atheism The Great Alternative But that does not exclude the fact that indeed almost mysterious cures can be made without really contradicting the scientific theories. Psychotherapy His capacious brain filled with "knowledges" of the days when Gladstone was king and Darwin an outlaw, had little room for the scientific theories of Bergson and his like. A Daughter of the Middle Border The last scientific theory whose position in reference to theism we have to discuss, is the selection theory. The Theories of Darwin and Their Relation to Philosophy, Religion, and Morality It became "religion" only when the advancement of knowledge superseded these primitive scientific theories and left them as soothing traditions for the thoughts and aspirations of mankind to cherish. The Evolution of the Dragon I may, indeed, be wrong, as I may be wrong in my political or scientific theories. Philosophy and Religion Six Lectures Delivered at Cambridge If theologians would honestly strive to master scientific theories, there would be less danger of hasty action on their part. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 1, January 1886 It was only at the cost of considerable thought and labour that he was able to develop his crude and embryonic scientific theory into a process which bids fair to transform modern organ building. The Recent Revolution in Organ Building Being an Account of Modern Developments Yet the Biblical representation, the orthodox perception, and the actual history of the Redeemer and his work, present us with some evidences which are rather in sympathy than in antipathy with these scientific theories. The Theories of Darwin and Their Relation to Philosophy, Religion, and Morality It is easily explained in a general way, although I cannot even attempt a scientific theory of its cause. The Girl in the Golden Atom Hence the strange mixture of popular notions and fancies with comparatively advanced theological speculations and still more advanced scientific theories that is found in the cosmological system. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria The whole scientific theory of the universe is not worth such a tale: that the cart conceived and gave birth to the horse. Fantasia of the Unconscious To us, who are beginning to fit our experience of commercial panics into a scientific theory, the wonder expressed by Pope sounds like the102 exclamations of a savage over a Tower musket. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) It is shown by Mivart that such an absolute authority of the ethical demands, and such an independence of the whole science of morality, may be brought into accord with the scientific theories of development. The Theories of Darwin and Their Relation to Philosophy, Religion, and Morality This fantasy can hardly be taken seriously as a scientific theory; it seems, however, to have been what guided Goethe in his "discovery" of the vertebral nature of the skull. Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology Natural and indeed inevitable as this conclusion was, the scientific theory in the Euphrates Valley was presumably influenced to some extent by the circumstance that the head of the pantheon was a solar deity. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria It is this way scientific theories are tested, and in this way also, religious and ethical conceptions should be tried. The Necessity of Atheism But it was his good fortune that some of his strongest propositions harmonise with the scientific theory of the survival of the fittest in the struggle for material existence. Critical Miscellanies, Vol. 1, Essay 5, Emerson In this representation we have to discriminate strictly between the merely scientific theories and the naturo-philosophical and metaphysical supplements and conclusions which have been brought into connection with them. The Theories of Darwin and Their Relation to Philosophy, Religion, and Morality The idea of the unity of plan had not yet become limited and defined as a strictly scientific theory; it was an idea common to philosophy, to ordinary thought, and to anatomical science. Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology It is sometimes said that a striking pg. 44corroboration of a scientific theory is furnished when it enables us correctly to predict discoveries. The Scientific Evidences of Organic Evolution The scientific theory of Being results from analysis of the Genus-in-itself, and constitutes ontology or Constructive Realism, as opposed to all forms of Constructive Idealism. A Public Appeal for Redress to the Corporation and Overseers of Harvard University Professor Royce's Libel We should have no faith in electricity if it were simply a scientific theory, if it had not demonstrated its power through material objects. The Elements of General Method Based on the Principles of Herbart The Jewish Alexandrian philosophy of religion, of which Philo gives us the clearest conception,112 is the scientific theory which corresponded to this religious conception. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) But the fact is that nobody knows what is the temperature of either space or nebulæ, nor is anybody likely ever to know enough of either to base any scientific theory upon. Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity It is justly deemed a substantiation of a scientific theory if it is found to furnish an explanation of other classes of phenomena than those for the explanation of which it was first devised. The Scientific Evidences of Organic Evolution The scientific theory of Knowledge results from analysis of the Concept, and constitutes psychology or Critical Realism, as opposed to all forms of transcendental or Critical Idealism. A Public Appeal for Redress to the Corporation and Overseers of Harvard University Professor Royce's Libel It is, to say the least, an extraordinary mentality that would destroy this most vital element in singing for the sake of working out a scientific theory. The Head Voice and Other Problems Practical Talks on Singing The same may be said about the scientific theory of evolution. Heart and Soul by Maveric Post According to the theory of evolution—which, be it always remembered, is no mere gratuitous supposition, but a genuine scientific theory—human intelligence, like everything else, has been evolved. A Candid Examination of Theism Thus received, we have to consider the doctrine of evolution as certainly standing in the first rank of scientific theories in respect of probability sustained by evidence, although no lesspg. The Scientific Evidences of Organic Evolution The method of science is destined to revolutionize philosophy—to modernize it by founding it anew upon a thoroughly realistic and scientific theory of universals. A Public Appeal for Redress to the Corporation and Overseers of Harvard University Professor Royce's Libel Pantheism occupies a middle place between a scientific theory of the universe and a form of religious enthusiasm. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series A great idea had occurred to her; during her sleep she had thought out an absolutely original scientific theory that would delight Monteverde. Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda) The point of view in question is therefore far lower than that of a final social philosophy having its basis in a perfect scientific theory, and working out from that basis into practical life. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 3, March, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Thus the molecules and electrons of scientific theory are, so far as science has correctly formulated its laws, each of them factors to be found in nature. The Concept of Nature The Tarner Lectures Delivered in Trinity College, November 1919 I do not attempt to go upon or set up a system of scientific theories either, but simply to state and connect obvious facts. Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro From this tendency of the human mind, systems of mythology and scientific theories have equally sprung. Scientific American Supplement, No. 365, December 30, 1882 A little remains to be said on the other lines of preparation for his work in scientific theory and national development from the Age of the Crusades. Prince Henry the Navigator, the Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery, 1394-1460 A.D. With an Account of Geographical Progress Throughout the Middle Ages As the Preparation for His Work. It became the accepted scientific theory of the time. Our Unitarian Gospel The whole of scientific theory depends on this assumption and any theory of time which fails to provide such a measurable series stands self-condemned as unable to account for the most salient fact in experience. The Concept of Nature The Tarner Lectures Delivered in Trinity College, November 1919 It is true that our senses are now aided by elaborate instruments; but the construction of these depends on scientific theories, which again depend on experiments. Logic Deductive and Inductive Of these two fundamental theses, the orthodox thesis and the socialist thesis, which is the one which best agrees with the scientific theory of universal evolution? Socialism and Modern Science (Darwin, Spencer, Marx) When everything else got so much more important than just the scientific theory, he got in a terrible state. Operation: Outer Space These causes lie in the opportunities that occur one by one: in politics, in industrial and commercial matters, in scientific theories, or by mere reaction. Among Famous Books But that philosophy is merely a theory, like the Aristotelian scientific theories so firmly believed in the middle ages. The Concept of Nature The Tarner Lectures Delivered in Trinity College, November 1919 In discussing the sciences, they never think, like scientific specialists, about the facts upon which scientific theories are based; they think about the theories themselves. Winds Of Doctrine Studies in Contemporary Opinion Between these two doctrines it is not difficult to decide which is the more in harmony with the scientific theory of physical and social evolution. Socialism and Modern Science (Darwin, Spencer, Marx) He was employed with the understanding that though he was free to advance whatever scientific theories he chose he should say nothing about his Christian religion. Principles of Teaching Even in human relations there is a wide difference between 'belief' in a scientific theory and 'faith' in a personal character. Thoughts on Religion Their native stimulant does not seem to affect either their physical or their mental faculties, and, all scientific theories to the contrary, their children are strong, healthy, and bright. Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan For instance, pragmatists might protest against the accusation that "they never think about the facts upon which scientific theories are based," for they lay a great emphasis on facts. Winds Of Doctrine Studies in Contemporary Opinion This does not alter the fact, however, that socialism is, after all, in its fundamental conception only the logical application of the scientific theory of natural evolution to economic phenomena. Socialism and Modern Science (Darwin, Spencer, Marx) These are all providential arrangements intended for our personal convenience, and are not to be accounted for on any cut-and-dried scientific theory. Austin and His Friends Then Edison explained to me that according to the scientific theory of vibration, the vibrations of the higher tone of the octaves should be exactly twice those of the lower note. Violin Mastery Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers Physicians, as it is just, watched their patients and only confirmed their opinion by fine scientific theories. A Psychiatric Milestone Bloomingdale Hospital Centenary, 1821-1921 In a scientific theory, the definitions are generated by the model and, as such, can't be compared to the descriptive definitions from present psychiatry. The Brain, A Decoded Enigma A political party or a scientific theory are natural products which must pass through the vital phases of infancy and youth, before reaching complete development. Socialism and Modern Science (Darwin, Spencer, Marx) All sciences have to act in this way; therefore almost all scientific theories are fluctuating. Modern Mythology A scientific theory never lasts long if its fundamental assumptions are stated so loosely that they may be easily modified, expanded, contracted, and adjusted to meet the requirements of newly discovered facts. The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry One of the objects of our last lecture, and that not the least important, was to illustrate the manner in which scientific theories are formed. Six Lectures on Light Delivered In The United States In 1872-1873 As any scientific theory, it is a symbolic model. The Brain, A Decoded Enigma I have known," said Lefevre, "a new fact arise and upset a whole scientific theory. Master of His Fate In clearing away the useless popular notions, the scientists themselves have not been free from their influence, especially when they seemed to agree with accepted scientific theory. The Dollar Hen A scientific theory has been described as "the likening of our imaginings to what we actually observe." The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry Theologies, philosophies, scientific theories—these change like the shifting and shredding clouds before our eyes, and are forever succeeded by clouds of another shape and hue. Robert Browning This scientific theory is, in itself, unimpeachable; normal phenomena, psychological and physical, might suggest most of the animistic beliefs. Cock Lane and Common-Sense This theory is not the same as the scientific theory of evolution, nor is it a necessary consequence of it; but in the minds of many the two go together. Recent Tendencies in Ethics To inquire thus is, perhaps, to inquire too curiously; yet such inquiries are the stuff of which great scientific theories are made. Books and Characters French and English He also studied mathematics and the scientific theory of music, losing no opportunity of adding to his stores of knowledge. The Story of the Herschels This unity is conceived in the form of scientific theories; is verified by the comparative and critical conduct of experiments. English Prose A Series of Related Essays for the Discussion and Practice Yet nothing but a long series of premonitory dreams could suffice for the basis of a scientific theory. The Silent Isle He was hunting for big theories, scientific theories, something he could not understand, and didn't find them. Rough and Tumble Engineering Browne, however, used his love of details for another purpose: he co-ordinated them, not into a scientific theory, but into a work of art. Books and Characters French and English I need hardly point out to you that the reference made by the learned counsel for the prosecution to far-fetched scientific theories is somewhat misleading. The Red Thumb Mark The materials with which we have to do in their most brilliant scientific theories seem at first to overwhelm us with their vastness and complexity. Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers Three great scientific theories of the structure of the universe are the molecular, the corpuscular and the atomic. The Devil's Dictionary There is a kind of idle theory which is antithetical to practice; but genuinely scientific theory falls within practice as the agency of its expansion and its direction to new possibilities. Democracy and Education: an introduction to the philosophy of education All your scientific theories are based upon certain postulates that in time are out of agreement with observed facts, and you are compelled to cast those postulates aside, adopt others and theorize anew. The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a psychic revelation Equally striking is an example seen a little later in another part of Europe; and it is the more noteworthy because Halley and Newton had already fully established the modern scientific theory. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom It seems to follow that in constructing a scientific theory we do well to dispense with the assumption of an objective quality of beauty. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Nobody can claim that modern scientific theories are ultimate, and nobody can deny, on the other hand, that vast good is done in the utilization of these conceptions for high religious purposes. Understanding the Scriptures Of the poet's theory of volcanic action we need not speak; it was the current scientific theory of the day, and has no value for us; nor has the author any claim to originality. Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal There's a scientific theory—" "Yes, I know, but this wasn't exactly that. The Mystery of Murray Davenport A Story of New York at the Present Day A curious illustration of the difficulties these medieval scholars had to meet in reconciling the scientific theories of Aristotle with the letter of the Bible is seen in the case of the rainbow. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom It is decisive, for it is this: There has never been a scientific theory framed for the use of Scriptural texts, which has been made to stand. Scientific American, Volume 22, No. 1, January 1, 1870 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. Every scientific theory, proposed as possible, is reconcilable with some facts. The Evolution of Man Scientifically Disproved In 50 Arguments The educated and thoughtful minds of India, however, accept the more rational and scientific theory of Reincarnation. Five Lectures on Reincarnation And I have saved for the last quotation one from "The Origin of Life," which the poet says is "Written in answer to certain scientific theories." Giant Hours with Poet Preachers The beginnings of a scientific theory seemed weak indeed, but they were none the less effective. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom His still undeveloped scientific theories and discoveries have been anticipated by others. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction Any scientific theory or hypothesis must be proved first possible, then probable, then certain. The Evolution of Man Scientifically Disproved In 50 Arguments Thomson neatly puts it, a scientific theory, for the enlightened modern scientist, is a 'policy and not a creed.' Pragmatism This is the line for Mr. Darwin to take; for it at once and completely relieves his scientific theory from every theological objection which his reviewers have urged against it. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 36, October, 1860 De Maistre especially excelled in ridiculing the philosophic or scientific theory. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom It is full of digressions, and of reflections on scientific theories. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 07 Great Women Any scientific theory must be ready to give an account of all phenomena. The Evolution of Man Scientifically Disproved In 50 Arguments The discovery of oxygen led to the laying of the foundations of a scientific theory of respiration, and to an examination of the marvellous interactions of organic substances with oxygen. Discourses Biological and Geological Essays Doctrine changes, even as scientific theories change with fuller information. The Warriors Upon its evolutionary or dynamic side sociology may be considered a sort of philosophy of history; at least it attempts to give a scientific theory which will explain the social changes which history describes concretely. Sociology and Modern Social Problems At the head of them we find the great French naturalist, Jean Lamarck, who first established evolution as a scientific theory in 1809. The Evolution of Man — Volume 1 The fact that the language of Genesis is in remarkable harmony with all proven modern scientific theories, and manifestly confirmed by them, is a proof in favor of the creation story, decisive and final. The Evolution of Man Scientifically Disproved In 50 Arguments Natheless was the Author quite incredulous, and even while he was listening reverently to these voices from Steadland, his cold cynic brain was revolving a scientific theory to account for the striking manifestations. Without Prejudice The differences between the religious and the scientific theories, or, as I should put it, between superstition and rationalism, are clearly marked and irreconcilable. God and my Neighbour The Theoretical Basis of Marxian Socialism.—Marx's socialism is frequently called scientific socialism, because its followers believe that it rests upon a scientific theory of social evolution. Sociology and Modern Social Problems It is true that he never formulated a complete scientific theory of evolution, but we find a number of remarkable suggestions of it in his splendid miscellaneous essays on morphology. The Evolution of Man — Volume 1 The higher Buddhism is a kind of Monism; and it includes doctrines that accord, in the most surprising manner, with the scientific theories of the German and the English monists. Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation All scientific theories concerning the causes of seismic occurrences, both volcanic and tectonic, have been conceived as if the spatial motion of mineral matter were the only happening that had to be accounted for. Man or Matter How the author of this book harmonizes his scientific theory with his philosophy and theology, he has not informed us. Darwiniana; Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism The effort of theoretical sociology is to develop a scientific theory of social progress. Sociology and Modern Social Problems The greatest stress was laid on training in the scientific theory and practice on which depend the future of the great manufactures of the north. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2 Come: what is a really scientific theory?—a true theory, isn't it? The Philanderer B. B. No doubt; always provided, mind you, that you have a sound scientific theory to correlate your observations at the bedside. The Doctor's Dilemma Unless I totally misunderstand your views, you indulge in the rather extraordinary belief that all works of fiction should be eminently didactic, and inculcate not only sound morality but scientific theories. St. Elmo Yet the history of thought should warn us against concluding that because the scientific theory of the world is the best that has yet been formulated, it is necessarily complete and final. The Golden Bough Now give your mind to what I am going to say; for it's a new and important scientific theory of the English national character. John Bull's Other Island Embryonic evolution 547:9 The late Louis Agassiz, by his microscopic examination of a vulture's ovum, strengthens the thinker's conclusions as to the scientific theory of creation. Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures It contains a scientific theory of more importance to the world than any put forth since the theory of evolution, and of more importance to women than any ever produced. The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) For our information is not yet adequate to a scientific theory of the Origin of Religion, and probably never will be. Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 The reason for this is that language, as a universal means of communication, is consequently the only means that ultimately explains scientific theories. The Civilization of Illiteracy You’re up in the air with some obscure scientific theory of heredity and personal irresponsibility. The House of Pride, and Other Tales of Hawaii Roosevelt took for his theme, "Biological Analogies in History," a subject which his lifelong interest in natural history and his considerable reading in scientific theory made appropriate. Theodore Roosevelt; an Intimate Biography That, far from being any aid or assistance to them, Bassett had beguiled them by apocryphal knowledge and sham scientific theories into an expensive and gigantic piece of folly. The Heritage of Dedlow Marsh and Other Tales I take the freedom of an old friend in staking my shirt that Moses has no scientific theory. Manalive Simulation, the experiment of the civilization of illiteracy, is becoming the dominant scientific form of expression of the systematic search for the multitude of elements involved in new scientific theories and in their applications. The Civilization of Illiteracy Be that as it may, the fact remains that we have here, as far as we can trace its origin, the first expression of the scientific theory that the earth is round. A History of Science — Volume 1 Some one referred the other day to a list of more than a hundred scientific theories which were proposed at the beginning of the last century and abandoned at the end of it. Study of the King James Bible Upon this impregnable basis is reared the scientific theory of a future life. The Unseen World and Other Essays Convert my belief into scientific theories, and let us try to enlighten each other. Seraphita The truth of a scientific theory and its empirical adequacy are only loosely related. The Civilization of Illiteracy The great Arago is much to blame for giving us no scientific theory to account for this important phenomenon. The Firm of Nucingen Newton's merit consisted in this, that he applied the laws of dynamics to the movements of the celestial bodies, and insisted that scientific theories must be substantiated by the agreement of observations with calculations. History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science But I may observe, in passing, that the sceptical remarks one hears at times about scientific theories contradicting and superseding each other are frivolous. The Story of Evolution With each new scientific theory unveiling the deeper structure of matter, more subtle forms of interconnectedness among phenomena, new sources of creativity, and new limits of the universe, the need for religion changes. The Civilization of Illiteracy There are scientific theories, such as the theory of relativity in physics or gene theory in biology, that are as philosophically relevant as they are scientifically significant. The Civilization of Illiteracy This was a time of many innovations and groundbreaking scientific theories. The Civilization of Illiteracy |
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