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  Dawkins-The Greatest Show on Earth

  by KateWild in

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  as many may be aware.

  i don't like the man.

  but i have chosen to review the first chapter of his book.. chapter 1... only a theory?.

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  Bohm- I am glad you brought up quatum theory. Good point
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  Dawkins-The Greatest Show on Earth

  by KateWild in

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  as many may be aware.

  i don't like the man.

  but i have chosen to review the first chapter of his book.. chapter 1... only a theory?.

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  K99 you make some good points. I would agree that school leavers use a different definition of the word theory. If one wishes to learn more about evolution outside academia, this chapter is may be useful to them.

  I grasp this is one of his purposes of making a whole chapter of it.

  Adam-Your last post lost me in as far as, what Dawkins is saying. I do get though your opinons differ from mine, and you inisist that you are right and I am wrong. I am afraid I disagree with you. But that's fine we all don't have to agree.

  cofty- I agree with what you write about maths theories, and how it explains how the word theory should be applied to evolution. I just didn't think it was required, and it was laborious to read IMO.

  Kate xx
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  Dawkins-The Greatest Show on Earth

  by KateWild in

  1. watchtower
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  as many may be aware.

  i don't like the man.

  but i have chosen to review the first chapter of his book.. chapter 1... only a theory?.

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  A theory is as proven and true as it gets. There's no point in disagreeing with this explanation of the word, Kate. The entire purpose of the chapter is to show the difference in how the scientific community uses the word versus how YOU use it.-CO

  I have read it again, like you recomended. In my experience the scientific community use the word theory in different ways dependig on the circumstances. Science teachers are part of the scientific community. So the schoolgirl definition is correct for that situation. There are no hard and fast rules, it's just semantics.

  What Dawkins is saying in this chapter is for the purpose of the phrase "The Theory of Evolution", this theory has been proven. I already knew this before I read chapter one. He does not state anywhere in his chapter that the scentific community uses the word theory in the same sense all the time. He does not even use the term scientific community.

  If you think I am wrong please copy and paste the section you are referring to.

  Kate xx
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  "Accept Your Girly-ness...Know How to Shut Up"

  by cofty in

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  a faith-based motivational speaker by the name of justin lookadoo (yes really) has been upsetting pupils, parents and staff at a texas high school.. some pupils walked out of the lecture while others began tweeting with the hashtag #lookadouche.

  his website aimed at to promote "godly" dating includes the following gems of advice.. accept your girly-ness.

  youre a girl.

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  So I guess I am not dateable then?

  Kate xx
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  Dawkins-The Greatest Show on Earth

  by KateWild in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as many may be aware.

  i don't like the man.

  but i have chosen to review the first chapter of his book.. chapter 1... only a theory?.

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  In science, you aren't waiting for a theory to be proved-CO

  That is exactly how scientific discoveries are made, we have a theory, do an experiment. Some prove our theory some do not. That is what happens in a reasearch and developement lab.

  In the Quality Control lab, they are testing products that have been developed, to maintain the product quality.

  One experiment is to figure out if your theory is correct, the other is to reproduce a predicted result.-Kate xx
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  The Current State of the Watchtower & The Cynicism of Soviet Communism

  by cofty in

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  i am reading a book by victor sebestyn called "revolution 1989 - the fall of the soviet empire".

  if you lived through the astonishing collapse of communism in the late '80s i highly recommend it.. what has struck me is the description of life under communism in the six soviet satellite states of east germany, poland, czechoslovakia, hungary, romania and bulgaria.. here is a couple of paragraphs that really stood out to me as a possible parallel to the current climate in the regime of jw.org.. ---------------------------------------------------------.

  once idealism or revolutionary fervour had disappeared - certainly by the soviet invasion of czechosloakia in 1968 - the system stagnated.

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  There is a fine line between, right wing and left wing politics when it gets to the extremes. The regime was not that different from Hitler, they also had work camps, and many lost their lives.
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  Dawkins-The Greatest Show on Earth

  by KateWild in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as many may be aware.

  i don't like the man.

  but i have chosen to review the first chapter of his book.. chapter 1... only a theory?.

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  I don't think his motives are that black and white. If he wanted to be simple, he could have put the whole chapter into one scentence. I defined what is meant by schoolgirl theory in a few lines.
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  philipines disaster news up on jw.org

  by Captain Blithering in

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  http://www.jw.org/en/news/

  wouldn't it be nice if they said 'you know what, we've made millions in property sales recently, lets donate a couple million to a philipines relief fund..'

  ten vans full, probably just for jw's.

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  Emeth, it was post 476 on page 3 of this thread
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  philipines disaster news up on jw.org

  by Captain Blithering in

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  2. friends

  http://www.jw.org/en/news/

  wouldn't it be nice if they said 'you know what, we've made millions in property sales recently, lets donate a couple million to a philipines relief fund..'

  ten vans full, probably just for jw's.

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  that one should be cautious with newsgathering.-emeth

  Yes in one of my posts to you I told you I had read that AWAKE DEC 2013. I agree we must be careful, but also with WT articles too. All media reports we should think critically about. Very good point. I am glad you took my advice and read the magazine. Thank you love Kate xx
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  Dawkins-The Greatest Show on Earth

  by KateWild in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as many may be aware.

  i don't like the man.

  but i have chosen to review the first chapter of his book.. chapter 1... only a theory?.

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  KateWild

  As many may be aware. I don't like the man. But I have chosen to review the first chapter of his book.

  Chapter 1... Only a Theory?

  I think the title is sarcastic, using the word "only" and having a ? in it. Many may disagree. Well this chapter of around 8 1/2 pages defines the word theory. He also briefly defines the word fact. Dawkins also tells us how others define the word theory. Was he or wasn't he generalising. The reader can draw their own conclusions. I don't really care if he was or wasn't. But it was a struggle to get through.

  I found the style of writing in this chapter laborious.

  The way I would define theory is from my school days. When we had a science lesson, we were told if it was theory or practical. We did care if if the practical experiment proved the theory as fact. We just needed to know if we were to bring lab coat and saftey specs in.

  What are Dawkins motives for chapter one?

  I am not sure really, he doesn't make it clear, but I conclude he wants the reader to believe all following chapters are "the truth" and must be trusted as fact.

  Do I draw a reasonable conclusion? What do you conclude?