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SkillzLikeThis: 5 months ago

Is science just a theory?

my buddy says that nothing in science is proven and that everything is just a theory. is this true?

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Beck1822: 5 months ago via iPhone

Science is how we answer questions about phenomena in our complicated world. A scientific theory is a hypothesis that has been tested time and again, and has never been falsified. A scientific theory may be upheld as a fact until it is falsified. A great deal of theories exist in science, such as the theory of evolution by means of natural selection (yet to have been falsified).

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olpaint: 5 months ago via iPhone

I agree, it's the old cat in the box experiment, 1 person says its alive another says its dead, they are both considered correct until the box is opened and 1 theory is proven wrong.

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taylor_has_questions: 5 months ago

Of course not. Much is proven.

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chrisdogggg: 5 months ago via iPhone

Very very little is scientifically proven

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integer: 5 months ago

maybe nothing has. Here's a good article.
http://www.ask.com/wiki/Falsifiability

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Schultz0629: 5 months ago

The only way to completely validate a theory is to prove that the concept applies in all cases with no exceptions. So i guess technically sciences are a theory, but alot of it is very well calculated

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chrisdogggg: 5 months ago via iPhone

Science it self is not a theory, there are scientific laws which are more then theory but it is all mostly theory or thought

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AnnieZhu: 5 months ago

i think science is a recorded course for us to find the best way.

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tralbry: 5 months ago

Science HAS theories. But no. Your buddy sounds clueless.

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DrBrian: 5 months ago

"Clueless" will do - that is polite enough to suffice. By definition, any scientific principle is open to independent verification by independent researchers. When exhaustively tested and accepted as valid, the new law is published - again for challenges and further verification. But our "Buddy" is not listening - they don't want to be confused by the facts, when prejudice is so convenient.

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Usernamesareforchump: 5 months ago

Well, if we are going to get technical, how do we know anything? I get where your "buddy" is coming from. Did you know, color isn't a thing? How do we know that apple is red, or the sky is blue? It all has to do with how far you are willing to "assume."

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DrBrian: 5 months ago

Sadly you are wasting your breath - nothing will break through prejudice and bigotry. I cannot believe the intensity of hate and anger surrounding the concept of Evolution in America. A simple, demonstrable fact to anyone who cares to open their eyes, yet I get tarred and feathered any time I support it as fact.

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gaingster: 4 months ago via iPhone

That's because the extent of the propagated lie is ridiculous, if you want to believe that the intrinsic Miracle you see around you has come from some primordial soup billions of years ago then you are a fool and don't cry when you get tarred bud.
People go to uni and make money from studying a lie LOL my my how sad , speciation of animals over hundreds of years yes but not what you belive.

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M4RxDR: 5 months ago

Um... Exactly where did we get our computers? Without science, we wouldn't have out smart phones. Without science, we wouldn't have our TV's. Without science, we wouldn't really have anything that's technical. Much is proven in science.

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olpaint: 5 months ago via iPhone

Some science is proven to be fact, what can't be proven is theory.

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Silverbullet56: 5 months ago

Your Buddy is correct in my opinion. Science is all theory. Some theories have more data to back it up than others. The molecular density of Pluto may be a theory with less data than the molecular density of a brick here on earth. The theory of Quantum Physics has suggested that the brick is made up of constant moving particles which are made up of an infinite number of smaller and smaller particles. This make final proof of anything impossible. Of course not all scientists agree.

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DrBrian: 5 months ago

Why is it that people with absolutely no training or understanding of a subject feel compelled to comment? Buddy's entire life is dependent on the application of current scientific knowledge. Fortunately we don't need the approval of the uninformed to have our society work to the benefit of all....

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Silverbullet56: 5 months ago

I am not a Dr. like yourself...but I can read, and my comments need no approval from anyone. Especially people who are only inclined to denigrate others. Answering and asking questions is the entire purpose of this site I believe. Fortunately we don't need your approval either,or your offensive comments.

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DrBrian: 4 months ago

Bless you my son. I am not trying to be offensive - it is just that anyone who uses ANY electrical device is using a proven scientific development - anything that runs on petrol is a proven scientific principle. I am slowly adjusting to why Americans get so set in their opinions, when simple observation will show their ideas are not correct. EVERYTHING we use every day is a proven scientific development and yet this passes unnoticed by those who ask the questions. Odd.... How do you gently point out to someone their ideas are so wrong it is almost farcical? I would value your opinion....

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Silverbullet56: 4 months ago

You have already stated that you believe my opinions are incorrect. Therefore, to say value my opinion would be at the least, disingenuous. I stated it was an opinion, that I "believe". I used the words "suggest" and "theory" because in my "opinion" "all" the variables in any theory have not been proven. That is why I stated "not all Scientists agree". You obviously do not understand the premise of this site. I "believe" it is to Ask questions and Answer questions, not evaluate other's answers. You didn't even understand the question. The questioners name is not "Buddy" and he did not say "his life depended on the knowledge". What I find farcical is the way you can faux pas condescension and be rude in the same paragraph. Your air of superiority is astounding. You are right about one thing. You do not understand Americans. Again, I do not need your approval nor do I seek it.

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DrBrian: 4 months ago

Amazing. A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still. I got a similar tarring and feathering last week when Evolution came up. I had a wonderful example of how science influences everything we do to share, but I have better things to do with my time if no-one is listening. Have a happy New Year and LOL....

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integer: 5 months ago

In my opinion, it might be worse than that. Any scientific theory can be falsified, and scientists would go on to the next theory.

So, science itself can never be falsified, and science isn't EVEN a theory.

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Agoh: 4 months ago

Yes, there are many theories in science that are based on scientists' observations of nature; however, this does not mean that nothing is known for certain in science. There are many things that have been proven to be true in science. For instance, it is proven that the genetic material in cells is DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and not protein (which was previously the more popular idea due to the fact that proteins are highly complex).

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