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T.I.L on HN. I though that the Big Bang Theory was exactly that - a Theory - yet the NYT assures me that it was (past tense) Just a Theory. Full (obvious) Dis
by Pick-A-Hill2019 5y ago
T.I.L on HN.
I though that the Big Bang Theory was exactly that - a Theory - yet the NYT assures me that it was (past tense) Just a Theory.
Full (obvious) Disclaimer - IAMNAC (I am not a cosmologist)
- ghaff 5y agoI think you're reading a headline written by an editor who is conflating widely-accepted theory that beat out other competing theories which had heavyweight adherents with not-a-theory anymore.
- dekken_ 5y agoit is a theory, it cannot be replicated.
- technothrasher 5y agoThe title of the article contributes to the unfortunate but common confusion between the scientific and colloquial meanings of the word "theory".
- dang 5y agoPlease don't react to the most objectionable aspect of a title. We can always change the title. I've done so now. What we want are reflective responses to content, not reflexive reactions to surface bits.