Re: How to proof a theory?

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From: John Wild
Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2001 05:45

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"Steve Firth" <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "Wolfram" <remove_this!helbrecht@gmx.net> wrote:
>
> > Assumed someone had found out something new. He's got an idea
> > about how something specific could/an idea about, what the reason
> > for something. I.e. he could imagine, his idea could be the base
> > for a new theory.
> >
> > How could he proof it? What should be his steps?
>
> You can't prove a new theory. It's that simple. No one proves theories.
>
> If you have a theory you attempt to prove that it is wrong, if after a
> time you try every reasonable test of that theory and still continues to
> look correct you can accept it as a hypothesis. At no time ever will it
> be proved to be correct, but at any time someone may prove it to be
> wrong.
>
>
> --
> I'll be Grateful when they're all Dead.


Interesting!  Steve, is what you say a theory or a hypothesis ?
JDW

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