trying too hard

[Victor Steinbok]

PZ Myers at Pharyngula posted a claim of a new coinage, complete with
rationale.

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010/05/scientility.php
> I was given a proposal for a new word by a fellow named Francois
> Choquette. It's a tough game trying to get a new coinage accepted, and
> I doubt that it'll take off…but it's actually a useful word to replace
> that abomination, "spirituality". So I'll toss Choquette's description
> out there for the readership to judge.
>
> Scientility
> ...

There's more, of course, but you'll have to click to see the whole thing.

VS-)

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