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To: tejek who wrote (235336)	6/2/2005 6:29:44 AM
From: zonder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574093

And yet for decades the theory was believed without proof. I don't think you understand what a THEORY is (as opposed to LAW). A theory is a proposed explanation of a phenomenon. It is substantiated by observation to a degree and can be used to make certain predictions, but it is never fact. It is not even a "law" until it is really proven. ex: Newton's LAW of gravity. Einstein's explanations on relativity are THEORIES, exactly because they have NOT been entirely proven. Certain parts of it have been observed (like properties of light that you referred to), but others have not. You don't BELIEVE in theories. You check them to see if they work. Then you kep your ears and eyes open for either (1) proof, or (2) counterexample and change your view of the world accordingly. That is why science is not a belief system, by the way. Having experiences that are supernatural are not the same as devining something from an alignment of planets How about people who say they saw UFOs and man-like figures with huge eyes and large heads that come out of them? Would that be more comparable? There are loads of people who say they have seen these E.T.s. Not one has a shred of proof. Are you asking me to believe them, just because they can fill a stadium with their numbers? Love means something different to me than it means to you. Huh? Love has nothing to do with whether or not there is proof for the existence of something. Nor does any other sentiment, for that matter. "Love" also has nothing to do with not feeling left out because you don't share in the collective hallucinations of an asylum full of fellow humans. It is not that I don't love my friends and relatives who believe in their personal deities. It is just that I can love them without wanting to share in their delusions.