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whenever an experiment fails to confirm the theory

it is no longer a theory ... it becomes a hypothesis

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Could a scientific knowledge be changed or modified?

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Why are scientific theories needed?

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Are theories ever changed?

Theories are changed constantly. In fact, many known theories today are only theories from that of someone else only with an improvement. Many scientific theories for example are developed that way. Take this for example, many thought the world was flat, that theory developed (changed) to the fact that the world is round instead of flat. Current theories that are changing daily-- "How was the universe formed?" "How did life begin"? "Was there ever life on Mars"? "What is all that DNA for?" "How do we make more efficient solar cells?" "What will happen with global warming, and how can we modify it?"


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