Life on Earth older than thought?

[Letum]

Can not a idea that makes less sense than other ideas do all those things?

[Skybird]

Häh...?

[Letum]

What makes theories in Skybirdianism that make good sense better than ones
that make less sense if the one that make less sense is of more practical use?

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Letum

What makes theories in Skybirdianism that make good sense better than ones
that make less sense if the one that make less sense is of more practical use?

More word surgery? Will lead you nowhere, but anyhow:

What you say is no contradiction, since we tend to push those theories in science that are best suited to enable us to pragmatically carry on, both in preparing the next method of observation, and to supplemm ent our existing set of theories. These form our currently valid paradigm. Paradigms do not get revolted again that often. Maybe once every 50 years or so. In case of choice between two possible theories or answers, so the unwritten golden rule in science: choose the theory of the two that explains the same thing in the simplier way. No need to make things complicated when not gaining something from that. Chose the more complicated explanation when the simplier answers do not make sense or contradict known data.

and if all of a sudden you make a discovery or observation that violates all known stuff alltotgether, etheir burn the author on the stakes, or kick all old theory alltogether.

You once said you find mindgames over words like this entertaining, and i replied I take not as much entertainment from them. I think it still is like this with us two. Forgive when I leave the train at the next station then. There is a long awaited DVD and a bottle of red vine waiting to be killed.