Fallacy of the Day: "It's Mere Theory!"
When you make a logical demonstration, some people agree to it, then dismiss it as being mere theory and do the opposite. But There is no such thing as mere theory. Theory matters. Theirs is but an epistemological fraud.
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I reported below a Fabian Pascal's quote, of DATABASE DEBUNKINGS fame, which totally agree with you.
It is unfortunate that you choose to not have a look at his site as I suggested you some times ago. He debunks so many misconceptions related to DBMSs and the relational data model in particular.
ON WHAT THEORY IS
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The term theory is used in two different ways:
- 1. "There is a theory behind it" (empirical theory e.g. gravity, or formal theory e.g. set theory.): It means a sound scientific foundation.
- 2. "It's just a theory": It means a not yet validated hypothesis.
Most practitioners who lack a proper education confuse 1 with 2 and treat both as the latter. The American culture in particular is conducive to this confusion.[...]
-- MaD70
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