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Commie Pinko Dirtbag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 05:11 PM
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276. NO because the predictions of Einstein that were confirmed will still hold
And a new theory HAS to take into account the facts that were gathered so far.

Just as Einstein's theory didn't make Newton's "stupid" - the difference between the two only shows up in extreme situations. It turns out Newton's theory became a good approximation of Einstein's for small velocities. And that's good enough in most cases. It's like using the value of "3.1415659" for pi. It's good enough for all practical purposes.

Any future theory that debunks Einstein HAS to incorporate Einstein's as a good enough approximation for all cases except extreme ones that haven't been tested yet. Creating black holes in a lab is kind of tricky.

Now tell me, what FACT may be regarded as corroborating creationism more than evolution?
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