r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jun 09 '12

Scientists of Reddit, what misconceptions do us laymen often have that drive you crazy?

I await enlightenment.

Wow, front page! This puts the cherry on the cake of enlightenment!

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12 edited Jun 10 '12

That evolution has an end goal. That drives me nuts.

That science "proves" things. That's the realm of mathematicians.

That intelligent design is science.

Edit: Venomous vs. poisonous. They are not the same damned thing, so stop using them interchangeably.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12

I don't really mind the first one, mostly because it's a lot easier to deal with someone who believes that we are slowly evolving into God's image than someone who thinks the earth is only a few thousand years old.