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Warren Stupidity

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10. Einstein didn't have the means to test some of his theoretical assertions.
Tue Apr 7, 2015, 06:24 AM
Apr 2015

When the ability to test them was there, they were in fact tested. For example, gravitational lensing:

It was not until 1979 that the first gravitational lens would be discovered. It became known as the "Twin QSO" since it initially looked like two identical quasistellar objects; it is officially named SBS 0957+561. This gravitational lens was discovered by Dennis Walsh, Bob Carswell, and Ray Weymann using the Kitt Peak National Observatory 2.1 meter telescope.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitational_lens

Ignorant or dishonest, but for those making explicit arguments equating religion and science using an equivocation fallacy over the meaning of "faith", dishonesty is the default explanation.

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No Faith in Science [View all] Warren Stupidity Apr 2015 OP
K&R deucemagnet Apr 2015 #1
But Cartoonist Apr 2015 #2
That's a great article. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #3
ignorant or dishonest. AlbertCat Apr 2015 #7
Here are some people that really don't get it: beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #9
Einstein didn't have the means to test some of his theoretical assertions. Warren Stupidity Apr 2015 #10
Not only with the skepticscott Apr 2015 #4
If we open a door and find ten closed ones... uriel1972 Apr 2015 #6
Religion doesn't even open the first door. AlbertCat Apr 2015 #8
Kick and recommend. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #5
That's like having faith a wrench will turn a bolt. AtheistCrusader Apr 2015 #11
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