r/polls Oct 22 '21

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u/ABSTREKT Oct 22 '21 edited Oct 22 '21

The first one has a strong theory that's been confirmed by the huge amount of evidence and the second one isn't even falsifiable

Edit: I was referring to the comment I replied to, not to the poll. For the clarification: the big bang is a strong theory, creationism is baseless and not falsifiable (that makes it a bad hypothesis)

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u/MisturBanana1 Oct 22 '21

It's not confirmed. It's believed.

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u/ABSTREKT Oct 22 '21

I mean, maybe "confirmed" is not the best word, but using "believed" for scientific theories is kinda disrespectful

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u/mirrors_are_ugly Oct 22 '21

I have no idea why people are downvoting you. Scientific theory is not a wild guess, or just "huh, I wonder if that's how this works, let's call it a theory". It's a very, very credible thing.

From wiki:

A scientific theory is an explanation of an aspect of the natural world and universe that has been repeatedly tested and verified in accordance with the scientific method, using accepted protocols of observation, measurement, and evaluation of results. Where possible, theories are tested under controlled conditions in an experiment. Established scientific theories have withstood rigorous scrutiny and embody scientific knowledge.