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<blockquote data-quote="Hydra009" data-source="post: 30926294" data-attributes="member: 16542"><p>Laws refer to mathematical relationships regarding matter or a generalization of the physical behavior of matter. Since you brought up Netwon, F=ma is a good example of a scientific law.</p><p></p><p>On the other hand, a scientific theory acts as a model, it makes generalizations about observations and consists of an interrelated, coherent set of ideas and models. Basically, a scientific theory is an organization of facts into an explanation that makes falsifiable predictions and is subject to falsification as new facts are discovered.</p><p></p><p>I can't stress enough that in scientific usage, the word theory does not mean an unsubstantiated guess or hunch, like it is colloquially used.</p><p></p><p>It's also important to say that a scientific theory, no matter how well supported, will never graduate to the status of a law. The idea that the Earth orbits the sun is a theory and will always be a theory, even for an astronaut who is literally watching the Earth orbit the Sun. Other examples of scientific theories include germ theory, atomic theory, plate tectonics, general relativity, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hydra009, post: 30926294, member: 16542"] Laws refer to mathematical relationships regarding matter or a generalization of the physical behavior of matter. Since you brought up Netwon, F=ma is a good example of a scientific law. On the other hand, a scientific theory acts as a model, it makes generalizations about observations and consists of an interrelated, coherent set of ideas and models. Basically, a scientific theory is an organization of facts into an explanation that makes falsifiable predictions and is subject to falsification as new facts are discovered. I can't stress enough that in scientific usage, the word theory does not mean an unsubstantiated guess or hunch, like it is colloquially used. It's also important to say that a scientific theory, no matter how well supported, will never graduate to the status of a law. The idea that the Earth orbits the sun is a theory and will always be a theory, even for an astronaut who is literally watching the Earth orbit the Sun. Other examples of scientific theories include germ theory, atomic theory, plate tectonics, general relativity, etc. [/QUOTE]
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