Discussion on the scientific method (moved from the Irish Celts thread)

[bovi]

I guess there is a tiny difference between "you can safely rely on" and "you can be certain of". It's pretty close though, and you said one about theory and the other about fact. I took a tiny jump to think you equated them.

In the end, I think we end up with that scientific theory is the hypothesis that is yet to be disproven, with the addendum that it has stayed that way for a long time.

Edit: Oh, and there's no need for a lock. I moved this discussion out so it wouldn't interfere with the other in that thread.