State_Dear t1_iuffhn8 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 10:30 PM

Theories are assumptions pulled out of ones ass, with no proven facts to back it up. Other then a guess,,,

We do it all the time, try it.

My theory is bananas are intelligent aliens. See?,,, It's easy and anyone can do it.

Jewish space lasers are a fact.

kanye west, is mentally stable.

gnathan87 t1_iufnal8 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 11:26 PM

Some theories are. Others come with months or years of rumination followed by a 35 page peer-reviewed paper critically discussing the author's reasoning behind their theory in relation to contemporary thought and evidence.

CrazyWillingness3543 t1_iug3p7z wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:32 AM

A scientific theory is an explanation of an aspect of the natural world and universe that has been repeatedly tested and corroborated in accordance with the scientific method, using accepted protocols of observation, measurement, and evaluation of results.

What you are describing is a hypothesis. If you perform experiments on the bananas and find solid evidence that they are intelligent aliens, you have yourself a theory.

tornpentacle t1_iugfq3c wrote on October 31, 2022 at 3:08 AM

That is the colloquial definition of the word. In a scientific context, theory refers to a hypothesis that has been extensively studied and proven to be consistent with all available evidence.