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Originally Posted by Dirk Hofman
A scientific theory is not something cooked up by one person or based on conjecture. It is an explanation based on evidence from multiple disciplines based on all available evidence. It is peer reviewed at every stage, it is falsifiable, and has passed a gauntlet of challenges from scientists across multiple disciplines.
A hypothesis might contain conjecture. They are very different things.
This is simply not the definition of a scientific theory. It is vey different than the colloquial use of the word
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I am a humble 'colloquial' citizen. Since when did science replace 'theory' with fact?