Re:Reddit CEO Calls Out Former Reddit Employee on Reddit
by blazespin on Monday October 06, 2014 @03:21PM
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He said he had a theory. You need to look up the word "Theory" in a dictionary. He did not say he had proof.
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Re:Reddit CEO Calls Out Former Reddit Employee on Reddit
by tekromancr on Monday October 06, 2014 @03:44PM
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Theory, n. 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.
Re:Reddit CEO Calls Out Former Reddit Employee on Reddit
by xamolxix on Monday October 06, 2014 @04:11PM
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I think you are referring to philosophical theories. In science a theory can be a "fact". Ex: Theory of general and theory of special relativity, Theory of evolution by natural selection, Quantum theory, etc.
Theoretically (excuse the pun) they could all be disproved some day but most people know they will not be.
To cite wikipedia for lack of a better source:
"Scientific theories are the most reliable, rigorous, and comprehensive form of scientific knowledge, in contrast to more common uses of the word "theory" that imply that something is unproven or speculative (which is better characterized by the word 'hypothesis'"