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Quote by: ZNFYRH  It seems terribly simple.
In science, what you see doesn't prove a hypothesis.
A hypothesis seeks to explain what is observed. |
BINGO! We have a winner!
Beyond that, an hypothesis that has been strongly tested is called a theory. A scientific theory doesn't prove, it explains. As I mentioned, there is always the presumption that additional evidence may be discovered that may cause a theory to be altered or even rejected (hollow earth, flat earth, geocentric universe, immutable species, etc.).
But, of course, you obviously have some knowledge of what science is and how it works. Once you invest the effort to learn the basics, the concepts are quite simple. It is all based on simple logic and a process of investigation.
I apologize for my flippant answer. I didn't mean to slight your prescient response. My enthusiasm upon encountering someone who actually understands what science is and how it works carried me away.
As I have mentioned before, it becomes tedious to have to explain over and over again to wave after wave of scientific illiterates what science is and how it works. What is dismally sad is to encounter someone who claims to have taken several AP science courses, biology among them, who still doesn't know what evolution is, what science is, or the how either of them work. How can someone actually pass such courses and still be scientifically illiterate?