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Re: Rocky's beliefs ( gave a photo of hypocenter 2 FNV )

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Am 28.08.2015 11:17, schrieb K Wills (Shill #3):
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>>>> So we see: the hypothesis looks like a law. Whether it is a valid law,
>>>> that is a question of debate.
>>>
>>>        A hypothesis never looks like scientific law. Never.
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>> Obviously we disagree about the terms 'science', 'law' and 'hypothesis'.
>>
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>       I use the accepted definition, where, as always, you make up your
> own.
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>> As I refer to what Karl Popper called 'scientific method' and you
>> disagree, you seem to have a different understanding about science.
>>
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>       You clearly know nothing of the scientific method.
>
>> In my world the form of a hypothesis is that of a scientific law. The
>> FORM is that of a law, even if its validity is still debated. (So: a
>> hypothesis is not a law, even if it looks similar.)
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>> Then the wrong laws are sorted out and what remains is promoted to
>> 'theory'.
>>
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>       If it's a law, it can't be demoted to theory.


In the logic of Karl Popper the term 'theory' is equivalent to what you 
call 'law'.

What you regard as a law (in nature) is something like a proven fact 
about how things behave in certain circumstances.

Such laws do not exist (in the method of Popper), because you cannot 
know, if these laws are actually valid universal.

Instead he assumes a system, where a hypothesis is build, which should 
describe some kind of process.

This hypothesis has the same form as a theory, only it is still in 
debate. It is actually an assumption (or: guess).

By various means this assumption will be tested. Popper suggest, the 
hypothesis should be tried to be refuted.

If this fails, the hypothesis is promoted to a theory (or 'law, if you 
prefer that).

e.g. have a look at:
http://physics.ucr.edu/~wudka/Physics7/Notes_www/node6.html



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Re: Rocky's beliefs ( gave a photo of hypocenter 2 FNV ) Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-08-25 07:13 +0200
  Re: Rocky's beliefs ( gave a photo of hypocenter 2 FNV ) "K Wills (Shill #3)" <compuelf@gmail.com> - 2015-08-25 04:09 -0500
    Re: Rocky's beliefs ( gave a photo of hypocenter 2 FNV ) Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-08-25 23:47 +0200
      Re: Rocky's beliefs ( gave a photo of hypocenter 2 FNV ) "K Wills (Shill #3)" <compuelf@gmail.com> - 2015-08-25 21:14 -0500
        Re: Rocky's beliefs ( gave a photo of hypocenter 2 FNV ) Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-08-26 06:46 +0200
          Re: Rocky's beliefs ( gave a photo of hypocenter 2 FNV ) "K Wills (Shill #3)" <compuelf@gmail.com> - 2015-08-26 03:57 -0500
            Re: Rocky's beliefs ( gave a photo of hypocenter 2 FNV ) Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-08-26 21:25 +0200
              Re: Rocky's beliefs ( gave a photo of hypocenter 2 FNV ) "K Wills (Shill #3)" <compuelf@gmail.com> - 2015-08-27 04:12 -0500
                Re: Rocky's beliefs ( gave a photo of hypocenter 2 FNV ) Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-08-28 05:16 +0200
                Re: Rocky's beliefs ( gave a photo of hypocenter 2 FNV ) "K Wills (Shill #3)" <compuelf@gmail.com> - 2015-08-28 04:17 -0500
                Re: Rocky's beliefs ( gave a photo of hypocenter 2 FNV ) Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-08-28 19:10 +0200
                Re: Rocky's beliefs ( gave a photo of hypocenter 2 FNV ) "K Wills (Shill #3)" <compuelf@gmail.com> - 2015-08-28 18:36 -0500
                Re: Rocky's beliefs ( gave a photo of hypocenter 2 FNV ) Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2015-09-02 07:41 +0200
                Re: Rocky's beliefs ( gave a photo of hypocenter 2 FNV ) "K Wills (Shill #3)" <compuelf@gmail.com> - 2015-09-02 04:13 -0500
      Re: Rocky's beliefs ( gave a photo of hypocenter 2 FNV ) noTthaTguY <abu.kuanysh05@gmail.com> - 2015-08-26 12:58 -0700
  Re: Rocky's beliefs ( gave a photo of hypocenter 2 FNV ) HVAC <Mr.HVAC@gmail.com> - 2015-08-25 06:51 -0400

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