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Re:Did the early medieval era ever take place? by dalbasal on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @09:11AM (#32000323)
Sort of.. at least there is in the scientific tradition.

Your theory predicting reality is generally weak evidence. It opens your theory to invalidation if the prediction fails, but does not rule out hypothetical alternative theories that also make the same prediction.

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Re:Did the early medieval era ever take place? by samatman on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @09:40AM (#32000735)
Theories aren't evidence at all, what could you mean by this?
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Re:Did the early medieval era ever take place? by pessimizer on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @11:04AM (#32002046)
A particular theory is a glue potentially connecting some number of observations. The observations + theory are evidence.

The reason that a messy pool of blood on the floor is evidence of violence is the theory that the blood came out of a person in a messy way.

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