06-02-2020, 06:40 PMlespoils Wrote:

06-02-2020, 06:07 PMCarbine Wrote: I have no idea what this 'social contract theory' thing is but perhaps it should stay as it's called: theory.

You obviously don't know the difference between a theory and an hypothesis.

You know what else is a theory? Gravity. I don't see you flying around because you "dOn'T bElIeVe iN iT". A theory is made when an hypothesis (hypothetical statement) has been confirmed multiple times, by many people with as many different data sets.

Or if you want the Merriam-Webster short version :

Quote:In scientific reasoning, a hypothesis is an assumption made before any research has been completed for the sake of testing. A theory on the other hand is a principle set to explain phenomena already supported by data. Theories will pull together experimental results to provide full explanations such as "The Big Bang Theory." Outside of scientific reasoning, "theory" and "hypothesis" are often used interchangeably, and "theory' can unfortunately be interpreted to mean "less sound" or "lightly speculated."

And there's even the longer version!

Also, nice try just circling around @DELIRIVM's comment, which completely invalidated what you just said

Do you want to make an argument against anything I said, or are you going to stick to semantics? Also,

Quote:A theory is made when an hypothesis

a* hypothesis