(November 21, 2014 at 11:22 am)Harry37 Wrote:(November 21, 2014 at 12:32 am)dyresand Wrote: it seems to me people use the word theory like its some type of flimsy word. like i have this amazing theory that it rains cats and dogs, that wouldn't be a theory but more of a guess with no evidence that could be proven. a theory is facts, facts being cold hard estimated and calculated documented instances and compiled into a plausible theory that can be tested with accuracy.
Since we disagree on basics such as the definition of words, we have reached a point where further discussion is inhibited. Sorry.
well actually a theory is a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.
but i thought you meant scientific theory is a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world, based on a body of facts that have been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experiment. Such fact-supported theories are not "guesses" but reliable accounts of the real world.
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