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I'll say yes, because in order to be considered a scientific theory it has to fit the known evidence and survive rigorous testing and peer review. The underlying hypothesis has to be scientifically valid.
This post is so dumb.I assume all terminology etc was taken care of before the label "theory" went on.
I'm not going to post a list of every single theory throughout history from Atomic Theory to the Weak Ties Theory.
If I can be honest, nothing is getting hidden. It is that you are refusing to grasp things.I'm getting the impression some people aren't too proud of their documentation.
I'm sure most (if not all) of these theories were, at one time, all over the newspapers, science magazines, and whatnot.
Some are even behind paywalls.
Others made headlines because their "fathers" got Nobel prizes and etc.
Now, all of a sudden, when I ask about them, I'm getting provisos, requests for definitions, and other such junk.
What are you guys hiding?
Every answer that you've received has been honest. You just don't like it because it's not binary.
Not if you don't describe, in ANY way, what that thing is, nor show demonstrable evidence that you do understand it.Asking about the validity of something should be binary.
Not if you don't describe, in ANY way, what that thing is, nor show demonstrable evidence that you do understand it.
And then get petulent when being ASKED to describe it.
Have all [and are all] scientific theories been valid ones?
So, is what I've linked above the sort of thing you had in mind, AV?
I also should note that OnceDeceived thinks it is completely ok when Behe's and Gene's agendas match hers, but somehow it isn't ok when Dawkins's doesn't.
Let's just ignore the fact that Behe and Gene do not practice valid science (Behe even said so in the Kitzmiller trial) and that Dawkins does.
How convenient of Deceived to sweep that under the rug.
I voted "No". Many theories had no real validity. Being widely accepted and valid are not the same thing. For example (except for maybe a placebo effect), Bloodletting was never a valid theory, though it was widely accepted. .
I don't think I'm emotionally strong enough to take all the flak!When you gonna start a challenge thread of you're own!?
I don't think I'm emotionally strong enough to take all the flak!
If the thread doesn't go their way, they probably just ask the mods to shut it down.Not if you don't describe, in ANY way, what that thing is, nor show demonstrable evidence that you do understand it.
And then get petulent when being ASKED to describe it.
I need you to describe WHAT YOU THINK A THEORY IS to me. Like a scientific definition. As I've said I see no evidence you knowIf you need ME to describe a theory to you, you're in big trouble.
I need you to describe WHAT YOU THINK A THEORY IS to me. Like a scientific definition. As I've said I see no evidence you know
@AV1611VET should stop beatin' round the bush here .. He's already demonstrated his scientific ignorance by describing what he thinks a theory is in post #78 of the 'Prove a Scientific Theory?' thread .. (ie: before he created this thread) .. as follows:I need you to describe WHAT YOU THINK A THEORY IS to me. Like a scientific definition. As I've said I see no evidence you know
AV1611VET said:... A scientific theory is a temporary scientific belief awaiting override ...
OK. So he has no clue.@AV1611VET should stop beatin' round the bush here .. He's already demonstrated his scientific ignorance by describing what he thinks a theory is in post #78 of the 'Prove a Scientific Theory?' thread .. (ie: before he created this thread) .. as follows:
Sigh.What I think a theory is has nothing to do with this challenge.
What I think it is shouldn't cause you to vote YEA or NAY.
My training and career was in medicine. If valid means a correct and accurate and explanation, then the answer is no. Example: For about 2000 years, medicine was based on the idea that there are 4 humors (fluid substances) in the human body--blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile (whatever this is.Have all [and are all] scientific theories been valid ones?
It begs for a debate of strawman after strawman
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