Reply #250: isn't that the very point of it? [View All]

a theory is just that...if it isn't discussed or attempted to be proved/disproved, then it's not truly a theory at all, is it?

would heliocentrism have been proven* if galileo, copernicus, and kepler hadn't remained open-minded and outspoken about it? would plate tectonics have been proven* if brave geologists like Bob Ballard hadn't gone out and checked it for themselves?

outspokenness is the key to either proving or disproving a theory, based on the scientific evidence that is unearthed in investigating the theory...




*: i say proven with a grain of salt, bc in the case of G, C, and K, the universe isn't just our sun and planets, but all the galaxies and all the stars...and in the case of Bob Ballard, plate tectonics has still not been thorougly vetted, there are still unexpected consequences from natural and unnatural causes...in other words, it still remains a theory.