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OP When I was young, I learned that a hypothesis was an educated guess about some
scientific problem. Only when a good deal of supportive evidence had accumulated,
did it become a theory.
Now the word "theory" has been commonly demoted to mean a guess. "That's
only your theory!" An interesting discussion may be found in:
http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi1531.htm
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted theory wwh 12/14/02 09:26 PM Re: It's only a theory Faldage 12/14/02 10:15 PM Re: It's only a theory Jackie 12/15/02 03:01 AM Phonetic equivocation wofahulicodoc 12/15/02 03:14 AM Re: theory TheFallibleFiend 12/15/02 06:50 PM Re: theory Jackie 12/16/02 11:27 AM Re: theory TheFallibleFiend 12/16/02 11:43 AM
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