From:	Paul J. Adam Paul@********.demon.co.uk
Subject:	Second Hand
Date:	Sat, 4 Sep 1999 13:50:10 +0100

In article <3.0.3.32.19990901191210.00a56f5c@***.softhome.net>,
IronRaven <cyberraven@********.net> writes
> Also, a point about "psuedo-science"- that was a charge leveled
against
>Einstien, Newton, Galileo, Archemedies, various flight pioneers, the
>Curies, and just about everyone else who has contributed to modern science.
> The only thing more popular is "psudo-science"'s sister,
"heresy".

Science is - typically - observing an effect, then identifying the causes.
Pseudoscience is the bargain-basement version of that - "I let my cat out
at night, the sun rises in the morning, therefore letting my cat out causes
the sun to rise" :)

Einstein's theories, like the others you mention, stood up because they
could be observed and verified independently, and especially because they
not only explained but predicted. The element scandium, the existence of
Pluto, are two examples.


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Paul J. Adam