originally posted in:Secular Sevens
[quote]Theories are called such because there isn't enough evidence to actually prove it exists.[/quote]
[quote][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_theory]A scientific theory is a [u]well-substantiated[/u] explanation of some aspect of the natural world, based on a [u]body of knowledge[/u] that has been[u] repeatedly confirmed through observation and experimentation[/u].[/url][/quote]
Please don't confuse "hypothesis" or "conjecture" with "theory."
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[quote][url=http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistry101/a/lawtheory.htm]A scientific theory summarizes a hypothesis or group of hypotheses that have been supported with repeated testing. A theory is valid as long as there is no evidence to dispute it. Therefore, theories can be disproven. Basically, if evidence accumulates to support a hypothesis, then the hypothesis can become accepted as a good explanation of a phenomenon. One definition of a theory is to say it's an accepted hypothesis.[/url][/quote] I'm not confusing theory with hypothesis. Theories can be disproven and have been disproven throughout many times in the course of human history.