Roger and RIchard, Two more distinctions:
1) Theories that supersede vs. theories that overturn The General theory of relativity superseded Newton's theory of gravity and QM superseded Newtonian dynamics. In each case, the second is the classical limit of the first. On the other hand, Newtonian theory of gravity overturned Aristotelian theory of gravity. 2) Theories of such weight, of such abundance and breadth of confirmation, vs. Theories of the lesser weight Regarding this distinction, the current rhubarb over experimental evidence purporting to find neutrinos that traveled at a speed greater than light, some die hard theoretical physicists have recalled Sir Arthur Eddington (renowned British astrophysicist) facetiously saying "Experiments should not be believed until they have been confirmed by theory." The neutrino played a similar roll many years ago. In a certain collision of elementary particle the evidence of the tracks in the cloud chamber were such that energy was not conserved in the reaction. Rather than admit a violation of such an entrenched fundamental physical law, it was assumed that there was some, as yet unknown, particle that was invisible in the cloud chamber that had carried away the missing energy. Later that particle was found; it was the neutrino. Jim > > Message: 21 > Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:51:45 -0600 > From: Roger Guay <i...@mac.com> > To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Subject: Re: use-livecode Digest, Vol 102, Issue 56 > Message-ID: <f4abe6cc-d6a3-4258-8956-25b7172fb...@mac.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII > > Thanks for your great post, Richard. Just one clarification if I may. > > Hypothesis, Theory and Law have different connotations in science. A good > explanation is found at: > > > http://wilstar.com/theories.htm > > Cheers, > Roger > > > > > On Mar 27, 2012, at 5:43 PM, use-livecode-requ...@lists.runrev.com wrote: > >> Message: 12 >> Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:22:20 -0700 >> From: Richard Gaskin <ambassa...@fourthworld.com> >> To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Subject: Re: ANN and OT: Calling All SETI Enthusiasts >> Message-ID: <4f72136c.6060...@fourthworld.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >> >> > > Snip . . . . snip > > >> And Einstein's Theory is just that, a theory. It's not yet a law, and >> for good reason. Every few years we hear from another quantum physicist >> suggesting that they may be on the edge of something that disproves it. >> Wouldn't be the first time a new discovery completed shattered our >> understanding of how things work. > > snip . . . snip > > >> -- >> Richard Gaskin >> Fourth World Systems >> Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web > > > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
