Good job, BBak!

I'd go one step further to mention that models are built upon theory, and models are (if good) accurate predictors of future observation.

Bible Thumpers seem to be wrong nearly 100% of the time in predicting the future (which is interesting since a monkey with a pencil will do just as well or better), whereas a good model built on sound theory allows for exactly the opposite: prediction of future events at a very statistically significant rate.