2007-09-17 12:40:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
That's sort of true, but it's over simplified in it's explanation -
A hypothesis is rejected if it is proven wrong.
A hypothesis is accepted if there is a likelyhood that it is right, and it cannot be proven wrong. The likelyhood that it is right is increased when: 1. All alternatives are proven wrong, and/or 2. All effects and outcomes are accounted for in the hypothesis and/or 3. you can predict the subject's reaction to an action with the hypothesis.
2007-09-17 13:14:20 · answer #1 · answered by freebird 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it works like that... you have to demonstrate logically or in some other way that it is correct... then it is a hypothesis.
and besides, being a hypothesis means that it is not considered as fully accepted at the point, since it is just a hypothesis.
2007-09-17 19:54:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily. The pigeon hole theory, for example.
There is no way to prove which pigeon went through which hole, only we know that all the pigeons are on the inside of the pigeon house and that the only way in was through the pigeon holes provided. Discuss this with your geometry professor, it's really quite interesting.
2007-09-17 19:56:11 · answer #3 · answered by wo_manifest 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it has to be successfully tested by a specific experiment. and then the experiment has to be done many times before is is considered theory.
nothing is ever concrete is science or philosophy so we just have to keep thinking.
2007-09-17 20:04:40 · answer #4 · answered by Chaos 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋