Judge: Evolution stickers unconstitutional

Following up on this story, U.S. District Judge Clarence Cooper ruled Thursday that warning stickers used on Georgia science textbooks violated the establishment clause of the First Amendment. The stickers read: "This textbook contains material on evolution. Evolution is a theory, not a fact, regarding the origin of living things. This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully and critically considered."

Perhaps it's necessary to remind advocates of these stickers that all science is considered "theory" and that they need to review the definition of the word as it pertains to math and science.

the·o·ry
n. pl. the·o·ries

1. A set of statements or principles devised to explain a group of facts or phenomena, especially one that has been repeatedly tested or is widely accepted and can be used to make predictions about natural phenomena.
2. The branch of a science or art consisting of its explanatory statements, accepted principles, and methods of analysis, as opposed to practice: a fine musician who had never studied theory.
3. A set of theorems that constitute a systematic view of a branch of mathematics.