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What is something that gets a lot of hate for absolutely no reason? (midwest.social)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I feel like that’s one of those things where the conversational use of chemicals and scientific use has drifted apart

There’s plenty of examples but the only one I can think of is evolution, like In every terrible sci-fi movie ever using evolution to describe the individual evil monster gaining some change

Anyways 100% agree with you tho

[–] [email protected] 34 points 5 months ago (4 children)

The word theory is another one.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago

I find myself thinking this a lot. Someone goes; "and that's my theory about..." And I'm like; that's not a theory, that's a hypothesis...

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Like how some creationists try to dispell evolution by saying that it's only a theory.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I just say "so is gravity"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Idk if that helps your point as it’s simultaneously one of the most studied and least understood things in physics. Although I doubt a creationist could mount that argument.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

The point is it's not just a guess with no evidence which is what they think a theory is.

If they came back with that you try and explain that's why it's called a theory and not a fact.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

But that's just a theory, a gaaaame theory

[–] LopensLeftArm 2 points 5 months ago

I had a nurse at a doctor's office tell me, "Evolution's just a theory!" once, and I died a little inside.