Calling these speculative things laws drives me bonkers and muddies public understanding, as the public thinks of laws as settled and inviolate, and that theories are speculative -- while that's not accurate in scientific usage, I really think more thought has to be given to harmonizing language, because this situation is eroding trust in science.
Calling these speculative things laws drives me bonkers and muddies public understanding, as the public thinks of laws as settled and inviolate, and that theories are speculative -- while that's not accurate in scientific usage, I really think more thought has to be given to harmonizing language, because this situation is eroding trust in science.