β² 223 βΌ What is something that gets a lot of hate for absolutely no reason? (midwest.social) submitted 2 years ago by Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 498 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[β] Lmaydev@programming.dev 33 points 2 years ago (3 children) The word theory is another one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] ArcaneGadget@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago I find myself thinking this a lot. Someone goes; "and that's my theory about..." And I'm like; that's not a theory, that's a hypothesis... permalink fedilink source parent [β] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Like how some creationists try to dispell evolution by saying that it's only a theory. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Lmaydev@programming.dev 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) I just say "so is gravity" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] yoyolll@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Idk if that helps your point as itβs simultaneously one of the most studied and least understood things in physics. Although I doubt a creationist could mount that argument. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Lmaydev@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago The point is it's not just a guess with no evidence which is what they think a theory is. If they came back with that you try and explain that's why it's called a theory and not a fact. permalink fedilink source parent [β] Thorry84@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) But that's just a theory, a gaaaame theory permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Matpat is a fascist piece of shit. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] ArcaneGadget@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago I find myself thinking this a lot. Someone goes; "and that's my theory about..." And I'm like; that's not a theory, that's a hypothesis... permalink fedilink source parent
[β] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Like how some creationists try to dispell evolution by saying that it's only a theory. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Lmaydev@programming.dev 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) I just say "so is gravity" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] yoyolll@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Idk if that helps your point as itβs simultaneously one of the most studied and least understood things in physics. Although I doubt a creationist could mount that argument. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Lmaydev@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago The point is it's not just a guess with no evidence which is what they think a theory is. If they came back with that you try and explain that's why it's called a theory and not a fact. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Lmaydev@programming.dev 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) I just say "so is gravity" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] yoyolll@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Idk if that helps your point as itβs simultaneously one of the most studied and least understood things in physics. Although I doubt a creationist could mount that argument. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Lmaydev@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago The point is it's not just a guess with no evidence which is what they think a theory is. If they came back with that you try and explain that's why it's called a theory and not a fact. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] yoyolll@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Idk if that helps your point as itβs simultaneously one of the most studied and least understood things in physics. Although I doubt a creationist could mount that argument. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Lmaydev@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago The point is it's not just a guess with no evidence which is what they think a theory is. If they came back with that you try and explain that's why it's called a theory and not a fact. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Lmaydev@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago The point is it's not just a guess with no evidence which is what they think a theory is. If they came back with that you try and explain that's why it's called a theory and not a fact. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Thorry84@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) But that's just a theory, a gaaaame theory permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Matpat is a fascist piece of shit. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Matpat is a fascist piece of shit. permalink fedilink source parent