Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic Theories don't have facts Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]airemaye[/m] at 9:27 pm on Nov. 9, 2008[quote]Nothing's ever certain. But we have to the best we can with what we have.[/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post obvious child Posted at 9:24 pm on Nov. 9, 2008 Are theories composed of verified facts? Or are they fact less?

Replies stratocaster69 Posted at 9:23 pm on Nov. 13, 2008 they are ideas and are just ideas but they can be based on some fact Event Horizon Posted at 2:00 pm on Nov. 11, 2008 Quote: from MixedDelight at 12:26 am on Nov. 10, 2008 Your poll fails :/   Theories are idea that can later be formed into facts. Like hypothesis. your response fails... You don't have a clear understanding of what a scientific [or any other type, really] theory is. Theories are comprised of facts and propose a conclusive fact [ie. a, b, c, therefore Z] obvious child Posted at 2:30 pm on Nov. 10, 2008 Yankee fan called my assertion that theories are composed of a wide body of facts "ridiculous" Elm Posted at 12:53 am on Nov. 10, 2008 Theories have been backed up by experimentation so they are at least composed of the facts of observation.  If any given theory itself states a fact about the natural world that is confirmed via more testing of said theory. Whats the point of this question anyway? obvious child Posted at 9:39 pm on Nov. 9, 2008 I really should have done this poll segmented by nation. America's public education system is a massive joke. Ryan Potter Posted at 9:31 pm on Nov. 9, 2008 They generally are based on facts, and then there's some abstract concepts about how exactly those facts fit together, I guess.  It really depends on what sort of theory you're talking about.  One like evolution has quite a few facts, and the speculation makes a lot of sense.  That being said there are some theories that are complete, or almost complete speculation, probably mostly astrophysics or theoretical physics-type theories. bornonmars75 Posted at 9:31 pm on Nov. 9, 2008 no because they are theories...there is no fact behind it Special Agent Orange Posted at 9:29 pm on Nov. 9, 2008 a theory is an idea until proven otherwise. Kyle92 Posted at 9:27 pm on Nov. 9, 2008 alot of theories are based on facts, wether or not the theory is a fact... that's a different story airemaye Posted at 9:27 pm on Nov. 9, 2008 Nothing's ever certain. But we have to the best we can with what we have. hi sarah Posted at 9:26 pm on Nov. 9, 2008 they have some facts to back it up usually MixedDelight Posted at 9:26 pm on Nov. 9, 2008 Your poll fails :/ Theories are idea that can later be formed into facts. Like hypothesis. Marith Posted at 9:26 pm on Nov. 9, 2008 They can have some facts, but they most likely have contridictory facts also, pros and cons bro All 13 previous replies displayed.