07-02-08, 07:47 AM
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Ace of the Deep 
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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1
What I want is a return to science. Scientific theory. Hypothesis tested to completion. Not the hyped up BS we are getting lately from politicians. - Observation: Every swan I've ever seen is white.
- Hypothesis: All swans must be white.
- Test: A random sampling of swans from each continent where swans are indigenous produces only white swans.
- Publication: "My global research has indicated that swans are always white, wherever they are observed."
- Verification: Every swan any other scientist has ever observed in any country has always been white.
- Theory: All swans are white.
Prediction: The next swan I see will be white.
Today we get scientific results by committee. Not the above scientific process. Thanks Al Gore and the IPCC! You have done the world and scientific community a major dis-service!
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How about black swans?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_swans
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