What decade are we in? I've always wondered, are we the in the Zeros'?
The study of Biology is a cross between Occam's Razor and Murphy's Laws.
"I don't believe in evolution" is like saying "I don't believe in algebra".
Evolution is like the free market, intelligent design is communism.
(PS Inspired by this, but not playing by the rules ... i.e. quotes were generated by me in a drunken state)
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We are in the Noughties. Of course. Some days I feel like it's all for nought.
Definitely the Oughts. Then we can say things like, "Why, back in ought two I had no inklin' that.." and so on. I've always been jealous of the old turn of the century people for that construct. NOW IT'S MY TURN.
Naughty oughts.
My wife asked this same question of The KPPBS "A Way With Words" Verbivores on last year's Oct. 22 show. They did not reach a conclusive answer, but the notion of somethnig like a "network anchor" test came into play: the name of the decade must be something you could imagine a TV news anchor actually saying during a broadcast.
I like "naughties," but I think it fails the test. "We turn now to a story out of Chicago, where policies implemented in the naughties are creating backlash...." Nope. Not going to happen.
The "Ohs?" Too cute. The "two-thousands?" That's sure going to sound dumb in the teens. The "aughts?" I like saying "aught five," but I don't like referring to the whole decade as the aughts--plus, it will never catch on.
You should call (or write) Richard and Martha and revisit the question with them on-air. They get repeat questions all the time, and this is one that remains unresolved.
YOu need at least 2 more quotes.
I like these two quotes that I once heard at a Gordon Conference once (credit to Steve Weiner and a random audience member). The theme (obviously) being that the simple model is not necessarily the correct model:
-Why make it simple when you can make it complicated?
-Mother Nature never shaves with Occam's razor.