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> There is a theory [0] (unproven!) Would it be more appropriate then to call it a hypothesis?
by jakogut 7y ago
> There is a theory [0] (unproven!)
Would it be more appropriate then to call it a hypothesis?
- rckoepke 7y agoThis is my understanding as well, would love if an expert could weigh in on the question.
- branko_d 7y agoNo, "theory" is simply a provable "hypothesis". Doesn't have to be proven, just provable. The thing is, a theory can never be completely proven. We can never completely discount the possibility of making a new observation or experiment that disproves the theory (hence "falsifiability"). That's why, for example, the "germ theory" is a correct term, even though its probability of being correct is so close to 100% that we could just call it the "truth".