07-03-2006, 12:06 AM
Das stimmt! Rejected scientific hypotheses, theories, predictive models, etc. are not necessarily "false".
Some have been modified/merged & yielded predicted values that were closer to observed (actual, real life) values, and if sufficiently accurate (some want +/- 10% accuracy, others want +/- 5% accuracy, etc.).
Related science humor...
"Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful theory was killed by an ugly fact.â€
Some have been modified/merged & yielded predicted values that were closer to observed (actual, real life) values, and if sufficiently accurate (some want +/- 10% accuracy, others want +/- 5% accuracy, etc.).
Related science humor...
"Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful theory was killed by an ugly fact.â€
AMDG
Wm. / *r
Wm. / *r