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A Spell-Checker for Scientific Terms?
deaflamb wonders: "I'm a biology major and have been writing a paper for a class. I'm using Microsoft Word on my mac. It's annoying me how often I have to click 'ignore' or 'add' on the spell checker when it comes across words only used in Science. Was wondering if there where any free scientific spell checkers out there that can be added into Word or OpenOffice (since I use that too), and how well they work?" It didn't take me long to find these guys, who look like they cover a significant portion of the terms used in the medical and science world, however, their price for a single user license for only one of their specialty packs can run into the hundreds of dollars. Might there be other options that are a bit more affordable or, as the deaflamb asks, free?
"Downside." Trust me. You mean "downside."
Those words are irreducibly complex, clearly indicating that a concious mind, or intelligent designer created them (yes, a human "actually" created them, but since this human was created by an intelligent designer, it comes out the same) . By using a spell checker, you are indicating that, somehow, YOU are able to ascertain the correct spelling, when only the intelligent designer could possibly know this (see my study of pirate population vs. climate warming for more proof). Therefore, simply asking about the existence of such a spell checker is blasphemy. I mean, er, unscientific.
As a student of biology, weren't you taught the basics of ID? It's amazing what this country has come to. You should get on your knees and ask the intelligent designer for forgiveness in questioning His creation. Otherwise, you're going straight to purgatory. I mean, uh, straight to purge your mind of these thoughts. Or something.