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Re: Who asked "What is the theory of relativity?"

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Sam Wormley wrote:
> 
> On 5/31/15 4:42 PM, The Starmaker wrote:
> > Science needs to come up with solutions.
> 
>    Science is about modeling how mother nature work.
> 
>    Science
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science
> 
> > Science (from Latin scientia, meaning "knowledge"[2]) is a systematic
> > enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of
> > testable explanations and predictions about the universe.[nb 1] In an
> > older and closely related meaning, "science" also refers to this body
> > of knowledge itself, of the type that can be rationally explained and
> > reliably applied. Ever since classical antiquity, science as a type
> > of knowledge has been closely linked to philosophy. In the West
> > during the early modern period the words "science" and "philosophy of
> > nature" were sometimes used interchangeably,[3]:p.3 and until the
> > 19th century natural philosophy (which is today called "natural
> > science") was considered a branch of philosophy.[4]
> >
> > In modern usage however, "science" most often refers to a way of
> > pursuing knowledge, not only the knowledge itself. It is also often
> > restricted to those branches of study that seek to explain the
> > phenomena of the material universe.[5] In the 17th and 18th centuries
> > scientists increasingly sought to formulate knowledge in terms of
> > laws of nature. Over the course of the 19th century, the word
> > "science" became increasingly associated with the scientific method
> > itself, as a disciplined way to study the natural world, including
> > physics, chemistry, geology and biology. It is in the 19th century
> > also that the term scientist began to be applied to those who sought
> > knowledge and understanding of nature.
> 
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I wrote: Only evil scientist may apply...

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Re: Who asked "What is the theory of relativity?" The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-05-31 11:27 -0700
  Re: Who asked "What is the theory of relativity?" Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-05-31 13:32 -0500
    Re: Who asked "What is the theory of relativity?" The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-05-31 14:42 -0700
      Re: Who asked "What is the theory of relativity?" Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-05-31 17:14 -0500
        Re: Who asked "What is the theory of relativity?" The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-05-31 15:50 -0700

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