Semantic pollution

[William T Goodall]

'Theory' means something quite different in science than in the  
vernacular and despite the sheer idiocy of this confusion it continues  
to be one of the debating points of those trying to insinuate religion  
into education. Perhaps instead of trying to explain the difference  
scientists should just coin a new word for what they do that can't be  
so trivially misrepresented.

'Faith' in the vernacular has a range of meanings from hope to  
confidence. Everybody thinks those are good and so the religious  
meaning of faith (believing unsubstantiated bollocks) gets in through  
the back door.

Linguistics Maru.

-- 
William T Goodall
Mail : wtg at wtgab.demon.co.uk
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"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit  
atrocities." ~Voltaire.