• Re: Dr. Carl Sagan on religion, science and other things.

    From jeff@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jun 5 05:56:51 2025
    XPost: alt.atheism, alt.astrology

    On 04 Jun 2025, Dawn Flood <[email protected]> posted some news:101qhn2$13bnk$[email protected]:

    On 6/4/2025 12:32 PM, Mitchell Holman wrote:
    Dawn Flood <[email protected]> wrote in
    news:101pst8$u30t$[email protected]:

    From the trial transcript:
    Day 11 (October 18), PM Session, Part 1...

    Q Under that same definition astrology
    is a scientific theory under your definition,
    correct?

    A Under my definition, a scientific theory
    is a proposed explanation which focuses
    or points to physical, observable data and
    logical inferences. There are many things
    throughout the history of science
    which we now think to be incorrect which
    nonetheless would fit that -- which would
    fit that definition. Yes, astrology is in
    fact one, and so is the ether theory of the
    propagation of light, and many other --
    many other theories as well.



    Interesting! This certainly explains a lot!!

    Yes, he's a wackjob, Holman that is.

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  • From Mitchell Holman@21:1/5 to jeff on Thu Jun 5 12:50:40 2025
    XPost: alt.atheism, alt.astrology

    jeff <[email protected]> wrote in news:101rbj3$5ud1$1
    @paganini.bofh.team:

    On 04 Jun 2025, Dawn Flood <[email protected]> posted some news:101qhn2$13bnk$[email protected]:

    On 6/4/2025 12:32 PM, Mitchell Holman wrote:
    Dawn Flood <[email protected]> wrote in
    news:101pst8$u30t$[email protected]:

    From the trial transcript:
    Day 11 (October 18), PM Session, Part 1...

    Q Under that same definition astrology
    is a scientific theory under your definition,
    correct?

    A Under my definition, a scientific theory
    is a proposed explanation which focuses
    or points to physical, observable data and
    logical inferences. There are many things
    throughout the history of science
    which we now think to be incorrect which
    nonetheless would fit that -- which would
    fit that definition. Yes, astrology is in
    fact one, and so is the ether theory of the
    propagation of light, and many other --
    many other theories as well.



    Interesting! This certainly explains a lot!!

    Yes, he's a wackjob, Holman that is.



    Since Andrew cannot defend his
    creationist story maybe you can?

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