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gristy
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Tue Aug-05-03 11:04 PM
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disclaimer: I'm not a scientist. I'm not even all that educated.
Seems to me you've got things pretty much in hand.
I believe that to "prove" a theory you must show that all observations are consistent with said theory and you must also show that you can use the theory to correctly PREDICT the results of an experiment that hasn't yet been done. I think it was Richard Feynman (among others, I'm sure) who has said something along these lines.
"Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman" is a very entertaining book. Scientific and non-scientific DUers will enjoy it.
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