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That's not how theories work. A scientific theory is more like a framework and not really the same meaning as what people usually mean by theory (which is close
by wmobit 15y ago
That's not how theories work. A scientific theory is more like a framework and not really the same meaning as what people usually mean by theory (which is closer to hypothesis).
Also nothing in science can ever be 100% definite; the term law shouldn't really ever be used.
- gxs 15y agoAs an aside to your comment, misuse of the word theory is a big pet peeve of mine. In day to day conversation, people use it interchangeably with the word opinion (or as you mentioned hypothesis). "My theory is the government should such and such." This is bogus! So later, when someone hears about the "theory" of evolution, it strikes them as something with which they can disagree.
- mildweed 15y agoper Wikipedia: A common distinction made in science is between theories and hypotheses, with the former being considered as satisfactorily tested or proven and the latter used to denote conjectures or proposed descriptions or models which have not yet been tested or proven to the same standard.