Comment on A scientific discovery

• Rinox@feddit.it ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You can have a theory that is not corroborated by an empirical experiment.

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  • Tja@programming.dev ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    So, a hypothesis?

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    • Klear@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Maybe. We need to conduct an experiment to prove that.

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  • LillyPip@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Not in science, you can’t. Only in the colloquial versions of those words.

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  • Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Kinda depends on the context of the word theory. In non-scientific settings you’ll hear people say “I have a theory…” as in they have an idea or speculation.

    In a scientific context, a ‘theory’ is a pretty high standard that’s almost interchangeable with a ‘fact’.

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