If science is so the way to answer all of mankinds questions of how, why, when and what?

Question

then why is all we got are just a bunch of theories?

Ryan H, I believe the person who does not display your very ignorance.
Many secular historians do not share your ignorant views.

thumbs down = lack of answer

Answer 1

Science answers, but theories are no science until proven. Bunch of theories, that curb devil worshippers.

I mean, if you did somehting with science, like dab some chemicals together to produce a smell, if you were a devil worshipper, you'd say hey look, the devil's comming for you or something, but with science, you could say - Look, these chemicals produce this smell, the chemical reactions of these chemicals have produced this smell.

SO you'd be revamping the devil's smell into a chemical formula for making a really bad smell. And the theory, once proven becomes a science fact.

Call it a bunch of theories, but how else would you go about answering these questions? Science has come a long way from the Universe was created from the Cow or the Universe rides on the back of a turtle and so on. It's now the Universe was born in a singularity known as the Big Bang.

It's a theory alright, however much you like it, but it's also a good guess. No amount of speculation does get you to the answers, it has to be hard won with hard work.

Be it cultivation or experiment, it will still have to be proven, else it be not fact, mere valves, but for once a light shines forth from the depths that reach out.

Answer 2

Science does not answer questions that begin with why. Science only deals with how and when.

Science speaks in theories because it is humble. A theory is just a way to explain a bunch of facts that fit together in an explanation. Science also explains when a wrong theory can be used with excellent results. For example, we all know that Newton theory of physics is not complete. However it gives excellent results dealing with the movement of car, stones, projectiles and fluid calculations.

A theory is just not right or wrong. It is measured on the capacity to explain and include the largest amount of facts.

If a fact is discovered that does not fit a theory, then the theory must be amended or a new one built from scratch. This was basically Einstein and Lorenz works with regards to Newton's theory of physics.

Answer 3

First of all, you're confused about the difference between theories and hypotheses. A hypothesis is a guess and is what you infer in your question.

A theory, as used in science, and mathematics, is essentially proven by its ability to describe facts and predict outcomes of various experiments. That's why the equation that relates the hypotenuse of a right triangle to its two legs is the Pythagorean THEOREM, even though there's 3 or 4 different ways of proving it. Einstein's masterwork is called "Theory of General Relativity." and it has yet to be contradicted by empirical data.

In any case, no one ever claims that science explains "everything." It's not meant to nor do scientists claim it does. Only when fundamentalist Christians try to compare religion to science does this notion arise.

Answer 4

Many words have more than one meaning or use.

The word 'theory' is one such word.

"I have a theory about why N is always so crabby." is one sense, that means more like a developed guess.

"The quantum theory of light says that light behaves as both a wave and a bunch of particles." is another sense of the word.

It doesn't mean a guess or an idea, it refers to a well-worked out set of ideas, for which there's a LOT of evidence, and which has come to be accepted as the best-supported model for the phenomenon it explains or describes.

So although science consists of a bunch of theories, they aren't JUST a bunch of theories, in the sense of unfounded guesses, they are a bunch of well-worked out and well-supported collections of ideas.

If you want to read even more about this, try some searches in the Search For Questions field on this site, as this question has been asked and answered more times than I could count.

Answer 5

Science may answer some practical questions: how to measure a physical value, how to develop an instrument etc...
But not all questions can be solved by science. Science cannot deal with issues that by definition cannot be measured by scientific methods, such as : if GOD exists or not.
The second question is different from the first. Scientific calculations are based on surveys, but to transform them to a scientific law you need to base your laws on some Theories (axioms) that cannot be proven. For example Euclides geometry is based on the axiom that states : two parallel lines will never meet to a point. The practical geometry, used to calculate all our day life tools and buidings is based on this geometry. But the Eucleidian axiom cannot be proven.

Answer 6

A theory implies an entire body of knowledge, not a lone fact or law.

The theory of relativity has 100's of sub catagories that spawn other sub catagories and so forth.

Also, when scientists use the word theory, they don't mean it the same way others use it which is to say it suggests an idea i.e. "I have a theory about who killed the mailman..."

Answer 7

I love how ignorant people throw the word "theory" around like its nothing. Tell you what....gravity is a theory. If you don't believe it find a window...preferably a high one...and test it out.

Answer 8

well who are you going 2 believe a smart scientist that has studies for many of years and is smarter than the average person or a perosn that just says that the bible is true just because it says so

Answer 9

Because things can only be disproven, not proven.