Wouldn't it be amazing if we could develop an AI computer program to review T/A discussions and comments and simply not approve them to be posted until the misuse of scientific terminology is corrected?
It could be programmed to show an error message like:
Error 404
You have misused the word "theory" in your comment. You may have meant to use the word "guess" or "hypothesis". A "theory" is a well-tested model that explains, synthesizes and unifies a significant range of phenomena and that has predictive power, either predicting new phenomena or suggesting a direction for further research and testing. Please review the scientific definition of the word "theory" and try again.
or
Error 405
You have misused the word "energy" in your comment. Energy is not some glowing substance that can be used to interpret the nature of souls. Energy is a property associated with matter, but is not a material substance. When two material bodies interact, the energy of one may increase at the expense of the other, and this is sometimes called a transfer of energy. This does not mean that we could intercept this energy in transit and bottle some it. After the transfer one of the bodies may have higher energy than before, and we speak of it as having "stored energy". But that doesn't mean that the energy is "contained in it" in the same sense as water in a bucket. Please review the scientific definition of the word "energy" and try again.
Any one have any other suggestions for frequently misused science terms for which this AI program could help?
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