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Why can't a theory be proven?

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However much we may discover about the universe we live in , there is always more to discover. We can never be 100% certain that we have all the information and all the logical analysis of that information that we need to arrive at the complete and absolute truth. Therefore, science does not deal in absolute truth, it merely arrives at reasonable conclusions based on the existing data. Theories can be proven in a sense, but more precisely, they are supported. Proof is never absolute. However good a theory may be, there may still be a better theory that will be developed in the future.

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