I was wondering, what word means, "a statement that cannot be proven or disproven". Any word other than opinion please!
2007-03-21 07:59:35 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
an ALLEGATION.......It's an accusation that is not yet proven.
2007-03-21 08:03:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
dammit! i'm sure there is one....
it's not *hypothesis* - this is a statement of suggested *fact* made with the intention of proving or disproving it
it's not *theory* either - this is a provisional statement of a framework that best fits the available evidence. again, the intention is that it can/will be proved or disproved as more evidence is collected.
*belief* could be close, as something that can be proven or disproven is *knowledge*. *belief* stands outside the discourse of proof and disproof.
*indeterminate* would describe that kind of statement, but it's not a *name* for it....
dogma?
uncertainty?
conjecture?
but i am convinced that there is a technical term. in some kind of logic- or maths-related area. like godel's incompleteness theorum :(
2007-03-21 15:41:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm thinking the most appropriate would be "article of faith". The problem is that it is not a word but a phrase, nominal variety. Theory and hypotheses can be proved or disproved.
2007-03-21 15:10:53 · answer #3 · answered by St N 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Agnostical
2007-03-22 01:46:44 · answer #4 · answered by №1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes theory
2007-03-21 15:02:44 · answer #5 · answered by kenneth h 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ambiguous
2007-03-21 15:02:32 · answer #6 · answered by Heidi B 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Unscientific..
2007-03-21 15:15:27 · answer #7 · answered by DrB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always call those "Bogus" questions. (But then, I never made it into high school.) Theory probably sounds better.
2007-03-21 15:06:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An opinion... if it's someone's opinion- then it can't be right or wrong (unless it is a fact.)
2007-03-21 17:57:01 · answer #9 · answered by Squeegee Beckingheim :-) 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why dont think something like negation,superficial,myth,history,fiction,nature.
pls dont mind if iam not right.
2007-03-21 15:05:13 · answer #10 · answered by vaidhee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theory.
Heh someone else got it.... LOL I was slow
2007-03-21 15:04:42 · answer #11 · answered by Carla R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋