It all depends on the standard of "proof". For example if the standard of proof is there has not been found a contradiction, then the theory is absolutely correct until there is found a contradiction, for example the" sun will rise in the east". Another example: if the theory can be expressed mathematically, then mathematical standards of proof can be applied. The mathematical proof may be said to be absolute if it "perfectly" describes the theory. However, there is often a gap between the mathematical model and reality. " Godel's views are helpful here. A theory may not be "internally" provable that it is absolutely correct. For example, certain laws of arithmetic may be correct but not provable within arithmetic but provable by calculus or topology.
Scientific theories are reliable until a situation arises where it does not work as expected. Then the situation needs to be investigated to determine if it does not conform to the premise of the theory, or the theory needs to be re-evaluated and possibly revised.
No. Theories are the best science we have at the time. They can change as science finds new or different information. A theory, by it's definition cannot be proven.
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A scientific theory is an idea that is supported by a hypothesis. Once the theory is proven to be permanently correct, it is a law or fact.
A scientific theory is a theory that explains the scientist's observations, whereas a scientific law is a repeated pattern in the world that we have not sought an explanation for.Also, a scientific theory is proven correct in this time, but may not be correct during future times.
No theories are correct. That is why they are called theories. These are the best that can be done with present knowledge, they explain and make prediction that could otherwise not be made. If those explanations are useful and the predictions turn out to be correct it strengthens the theory. It does not prove it. When a theory is proven to be true it is then called a law.
Yes. A theory is an idea because like ideas, theories are not proven.
A Theory is unproven, but Laws are proven. Theory becomes law after that theory is proven correct.
In science, a theory is, by definition, proven and accepted as fact.
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"Can a theory be proven incorrect?" absolutely, even after it has been successfully proven a "good scientific theory" (proven as in experimented, documented, tested ect...... )The theory itself can be retested and then also be proven to be incorrect. Such as subtle changes in the environment of which the study was tested can alter the results to be give a true or false outcome. Thus, in my opinion much of the reasoning behind the statement nothing in the World is absolutely 100%.
When a hypothesis is proven, it is no longer a hypothesis; a proven hypothesis is a theory.
A theory is never truly "proven" correct; data can be found time and time again that supports a hypothesis, which may then become a theory, but a theory doesn't really graduate to something else if it "seems" correct. Theories are always being modified as new advancements are made. "Law" (like the law of gravity) is a dated term that essentially equates to a theory in modern science.
No. It's never correct to say that anything is "only" a theory or "just" a theory or"merely" a theory or "nothing but" a theory or an "unproven" theory.A theory can never be proven, but it can be dis-proven in two seconds. If a theoryhas been around for three hundred years and it hasn't been dis-proven yet, thenthat's a pretty good indication that you can trust the statement it makes.
A scientific theory is an idea that is supported by a hypothesis. Once the theory is proven to be permanently correct, it is a law or fact.
A scientific theory is an idea that is supported by a hypothesis. Once the theory is proven to be permanently correct, it is a law or fact.
Scientific theorums are normally discarded after they have been proven to be wrong after a series of testing to verify if the theory was correct or not. Scientific theorums can take years, sometimes decades to be proven to be correct or incorrect.
A scientific theory is a theory that explains the scientist's observations, whereas a scientific law is a repeated pattern in the world that we have not sought an explanation for.Also, a scientific theory is proven correct in this time, but may not be correct during future times.
No it would be a theorem if it was proven.