hypothesis
he thinks its wrong
inferences
it is a short fire.. not burning for long ^ Best answer I've seen for this question. I had suspected that the "burning" was a metaphor for something else, but this explanation makes more sense than any explanation of the metaphor I've seen.
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Well, the fact that no one has been able to prove that ghosts exist would be a favourite explanation.
Laws of nature describe patterns seen in nature, without explaining why nature conforms to those patterns.
Thor is just a mythological character, and whilst a comfortable explanation for a naive peoples, he has no real existence.
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Because everything in the sky can be seen to rotate around us every day. The simplest explanation is that we are rotating and they are all fixed.
John Adams attempted to silence opposition by passing the Alien and Sedition Acts. These acts were largely seen as an unconstitutional attempt to curb free speech and were rescinded when Thomas Jefferson took office.
1. When something can be seen to be a total failure2. Completely failed attempt to do something that would be considered rather simple.