Comment on Lord of the SCIENCE
tromars@feddit.org 3 months ago
Not a scientist myself, so I’m wondering: shouldn’t that technically say „hypothesis + evidence“ instead of „theory + evidence“? Which is of course nitpicky (if I’m even correct) in the context of a tumblr post, but I’m still curious
fossilesque@mander.xyz 3 months ago
A hypothesis is a theory, one that is being tested.
GiveMemes@jlai.lu 3 months ago
A theory in the scientific world/literature/common understanding is significantly stronger than a hypothesis.
fossilesque@mander.xyz 3 months ago
That is one use of the word, sure. But it can be interchangeable with hypothesis. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/theory
GiveMemes@jlai.lu 3 months ago
But the roots of words aren’t what words mean in modern English. Otherwise, spirit would mean ‘breath’