The biology of your eyes

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I saw some contact lenses advertised that boasted that they were designed with that in mind.

An example of sciences trying to take credit for the things they study: our eyes have a nature, not a “biology.” Biology studies that nature.

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  1. The Liquidationist8:43 PM

    Websters accepts that usage as a valid:

    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biology#examples

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  2. gcallah9:26 PM

    Dictionaries record common usage.
    I already *KNEW* that this was common usage.
    I am saying the common usage is a piece of propaganda.

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    1. BZ12:49 AM

      How is the common usage a piece of propaganda? I mean, it's not being used to further the interests of a group or purposefully spread misinformation. It's not like every time I say the word biology in a sentence, I'm trying to get someone to accept a very specific view point. Is the common usage of the word geology a piece of propaganda as well?

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  3. BZ1:06 AM

    Hi Gene,
    Do you read the comments before they're approved?

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