Thread: Do Theories Have to be Testable to be Scientific?
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Old 14-07-2003, 08:27 PM
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Default Do Theories Have to be Testable to be Scientific?
On 14 Jul 2003 10:31:50 -0700, (Richard Alexander)
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I think we should at least settle this question; Can an hypothesis,
theory, principle, claim or statement be scientific if it is not
testable?

Well that's easy.

Hypothesis: Yes. Hypotheses can be anything.
Theory: Yes. It's just the hypothesis that fits the data best.
Principle: Not part of scientific method.
Statement: Ditto.



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