David, thank you for redeeming yourself from post 47 to 49.
I also want to thank Botnst for more of his input, but I think there may be too many big words still. And if someone can't understand all those big words? Guess what I think you need to do... Hint: it starts by grabbing a book... setting it on a table....
Now, Jim's list of books, though BLATANTLY plagiarized as a later post seemed to PROVE beyond a shadow of a doubt (unless someone is going to think that it was all a coincidence that Jim chose his keystrokes in almost the exact pattern of that other site, bullet points and all), I'll refer to the fact this is NOT a college course. So, fine, he brought it up. And it was not his own words. Whatever. I don't have time or patience to read and hen subsequently tear apart every book on that list, but whatever. Think me weak for that, go ahead. I dare you. And then I dare YOU to take one of those books, set it down on a table, set a chair in front of it, sit on the chair, pour gasoline all over yourself and the book, and then set the book on fire, and cock the pistol and shoot your brains out (dying by burning to death is so messy and painful, so, I am showing some mercy here). Thank you kerry for responding in kind as I will not at this time.
And Honus, while it is up there, if it is the height of arrogance? I dunno. I mean, there may be so many contenders for that position.
Now we're getting to the topic of semantics (another specialty of philosophers). I'll leave it be as plenty has been said about definitions of a theory, etc.
Anthonyb brings up niches, without using the word, niches.
And I think this may conclude my post. Thank you for reading. I hope you had a laugh, and found a book... And if you then set it on a table, sat a chair in front of it, etc... Why are you still here reading this?

(I nearly Doubled the allowed number of characters... Ooops... and so I had to split the post up some.)