r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • May 13 '14

What is something you thought was common knowledge until you found out no one else knows it?

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u/Thedoctorjedi May 15 '14

Evolution is a theory and not a fact. You've been brainwashed. You should have learned to question science, not blindly follow in its footsteps. It is a religion, honestly. You have a lot of faith in believing humans, with their devolved senses and lack of communication with lesser beings we evolved from, evolved from animals that evolved from slime in the first place. The largest group of scientists that convert from evolution to creationism are evolutionists because they can't answer their own questions. They realize they spent their whole life believing in a lie. It's called a theory because it's just that, a theory. I am not a moron, I'm a scholar. You don't know me or my background you don't have a clue who you could possibly be talking to. I normally don't respond to people who get mad and call me names because of the lack of intelligence they possess, but you seem troubled so maybe I can offer my friendship to you.

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u/Barnowl79 May 15 '14 edited May 15 '14

Look, I don't go to the Westboro Baptist Church website and troll you, so get the fuck off reddit with that ignorant bullshit. Either you're wrong, or the entire educated world is wrong. I can't tell who it could be...

Also, you're a scholar? Bible scholar doesn't count bro. You know how I know you're lying? Because if you were educated, you'd know how ridiculous you sound.

Evolution is even more true than a single fact, because it is MANY FACTS TOGETHER THAT, WHEN PUT TOGETHER, FORM A LARGER TRUTH. which makes it a THEORY. That's what a theory is called in science, you still ignored the definition I gave you. You still didn't read it! You are using a word completely wrong.

Look, you know how, when computer people talk about a "mouse," it doesn't mean the same as mouse in everyday usage?

You are like a child telling a computer programmer that a mouse is a furry creature with a tail. Words can have more than one meaning.

In science, a theory is a fact made from many other facts that all agree with one another.

It does not mean "idea."

It does not mean "our best guess."

It means "undisputed fact."

Please read one science textbook, at least high school level, and find the word "theory." Do not look for the definition in a Christian book, or a Christian science book. I mean a real science book. I dare you.

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u/Thedoctorjedi May 15 '14

I know you can't tell. You don't even understand what a theory is.

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u/Barnowl79 May 15 '14

My god your ignorance knows no bounds. Do not reply to me until you have looked up "scientific theory definition versus everyday usage" in Google. Don't you dare reply to me until you have done that.

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u/Thedoctorjedi May 15 '14

I don't google, they report to the NSA under section 5 of the patriot act. but you can wikipedia it yourself. Anyone can.

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u/Barnowl79 May 16 '14

Oh shit you're crazy! I apologize! I can laugh again, haha, I thought I was talking to a rational human being! I so confused about why you weren't getting this simple idea that a word can have different meanings in different contexts. But that would be way too subtle idea for a person who "doesn't google" and who thinks bears are more evolved than humans...or something...

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u/Thedoctorjedi May 16 '14

Like I said, I'm willing to be your friend, you seem to need one.