Because The Big Bang Theory cannot be tested it must be classified as a theory.
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1) "Theory" in science does not mean "wild guess" - it's about as close to proven as you can get.
And it can be indirectly tested, ever hear of cosmic background radiation?
The atom is a theory.http://www.theonion.com/content/node/39512
CERN. Just last week. The proof of the existence of the Higgs-Boson.
But then, just goes to prove that mere 'theories' have a rather nasty habit of becoming Facts .
...oh, and Gravity is just a 'theory' too. So are Germs. So you won't mind if I inject you with Ebola, whilst this anvil is dropped on your head from a great height. After all, mere 'theories' can't kill you...! >:D
"Because it is a theory based on the origin of the universe is must be a religion."
No. It is a scientific concept that's been under great scrutiny by all the knowledge we have at our disposal. At this points it's survived decades and predictions made (black Holes for one) have been observed.
No one in the field has ever issued orders from a God. That's what religions are and do. Religions demand you believe and follow orders without question, damn near the opposite of scientific process.
“Because The Big Bang Theory cannot be tested it must be classified as a theory.”
“Because it is a theory based on the origin of the universe”
“is must be a religion.”
“Because it is a religion,”
“if you believe it, you have faith in it.”
So, what, you quoted the bible at someone and they dismissed it because it’s just a myth? This was not the most sophisticated response.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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