Theists despise Secular Humanism (aka France).
Some theists realize that the Big Bang is compatible with the concept of our world having a beginning.
My former father-in-law is/was such a theist.
The youth pastor at our in Florida church referred to evolution as "just a theory" in a sermon at our church in 2006. I feel that referring to General Relativity and Quantum Electrodynamics as "just theories" is approximately equivalent to saying that Christianity is "just a Myth".
The best description of the proper role of theory that I have encountered is in William Feller's two volume work on Probability. Copyrights should be outlawed for policy statements (e.g. General Petraeus would not state strategy in "his own words") and good technical writing. Any changes from the "best version" degrades the communication and the concept.
Footnote on page 3 of Volume II of "An Introduction to
Probability Theory and its Applications," William Feller.
The roles of rigor and intuition are subject to
misconceptions. As was pointed out in
volume I, natural intuition and natural thinking are a poor affair, but they
gain strength with the development of mathematical theory. Today's intuition and applications depend on
the most sophisticated theories of yesterday.
Furthermore, strict theory represents economy of thought rather than
luxury. Indeed, experience shows that in
applications most people rely on lengthy calculations rather than simple
arguments because these appear risky.
[The nearest illustration is in example 5(a).]
In volume I, Feller (page 4) states, "It must be
understood, however, that we are concerned not with modes of inductive
reasoning but with something that might be called physical or statistical
probability. In a rough way we may
characterize this concept by saying that our probabilities do not refer to
judgments but to possible outcomes of a conceptual experiment. Before we speak of probabilities, we must
agree on an idealized model of a particular conceptual experiment such as
tossing a coin, sampling kangaroos on the moon, observing a particle under
diffusion, counting the number of telephone calls. At the outset we must agree on the possible
outcomes of this experiment (our sample space) and the probabilities associated
with them.....
In physics and chemistry, the ideal gas law represents economy of thought and includes mathematical rigor. Economy of thought and minimal data are used to show that the Patriots nor Tom Brady were caught cheating in #DeflateGate.
The mathematical formula is PV=nRT.
The data needed for a baseline calculation consists of the following:
Atmospheric pressure = 14.7 lbs/in**2
Temperature at deflation observation = 51
Temperature at "room temperature/inspection": 72
Pressure requirement at inspection: 13.5 to 12.5 lbs/in**2
Tom Brady made it clear in his 1 hour interview on the topic that he prefers the lower part of the range.
To use the equation, T must be with respect to absolute zero. The Rankine temperature is measured in Fahrenheit degrees. T = Tf + 459.67
Pressure P is equal to Gauge pressure + Atmospheric pressure
Evolution may or may not be "just a theory" but the Big Bang, General Relativity, QED, and the ideal gas law are strict theories.
With the above data, the gauge pressure at the beginning of the second half (51 degrees F), should be 11.43 lbs/in**2.
