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I know people attempted to correct the definition of 'theory' to discredit the 'It's only a theory' argument, but claiming it's only called a theory when it's "
by contravariant 5y ago
I know people attempted to correct the definition of 'theory' to discredit the 'It's only a theory' argument, but claiming it's only called a theory when it's "proven" is an overcorrection. In fact no theories are "proven" per se, the better theories just have known limitations.
- robocat 5y ago“A hypothesis is a tentative explanation that can be tested by further investigation. A theory is a well-supported explanation of observations. A scientific law is a statement that summarizes the relationship between variables.” - The Internet
- contravariant 5y agoI think we can safely dismiss 'The Internet' as an authority on anything.