Scientific theory
Posted 12-01-2014 at 12:10 PM by cupper3
Use this when coming up with the question, again, and again.
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Originally Posted by cupper3
You really don't understand what the scientific method is nor what a scientific theory is. Proof is that you went for the idiomatic, not understanding the components of the scientific method, some of which are included in your definition. Hint: hypothesis.
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So, please educated yourself on what a theory really means in science.
From Wikipedia:
- A scientific theory is a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world that is acquired through the scientific method and repeatedly tested and confirmed through observation and experimentation.
- A scientific theory summarizes a hypothesis or group of hypotheses that have been supported with repeated testing. If enough evidence accumulates to support a hypothesis, it moves to the next step—known as a theory—in the scientific method and becomes accepted as a valid explanation of a phenomenon.
- When used in non-scientific context, the word “theory” implies that something is unproven or speculative. As used in science, however, a theory is an explanation or model based on observation, experimentation, and reasoning, especially one that has been tested and confirmed as a general principle helping to explain and predict natural phenomena.
So, please educated yourself on what a theory really means in science.
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