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You do know the difference between theory and fact don't you?
Definition of theory
1
: a
plausible or scientifically acceptable general principle or body of
principles offered to explain phenomena
2 a
: a belief, policy, or procedure proposed or followed as the basis of action
b
: an ideal or hypothetical set of facts, principles, or circumstances —often used in the phrase
in theory
3 a
: a hypothesis assumed for the sake of argument or investigation
b
: an
unproved assumption
: conjecture
Notice a theme?
A theory that is empirically proven and replicated is known as a fact or principle (sometimes even a
law) as science recognizes it.
A theory has yet to be proven or it wouldn't be referred to as a theory.
Chemistry, electricity (not all physics as that encompasses disciplines like Quantum, etc. that have yet to be proven), and mathematics do not rely on theory, at least as far as an internal combustion engine is concerned, and are proven by billions all over the world every day.
That's some pretty hefty pseudoscience.
Your understanding of
natural science is severely flawed.
"In Western society's analytic tradition, the empirical sciences and especially natural sciences use tools from formal sciences, such as mathematics and logic, converting information about nature into measurements which can be explained as clear statements of the "laws of nature". The social sciences also use such methods, but rely more on qualitative research, so that they are sometimes called "soft science", whereas natural sciences, insofar as they emphasize quantifiable data produced, tested, and confirmed through the scientific method, are sometimes called "hard science".
Now that was smart!
Making sure
a reply to my post would be seen by tagging my name in it.
But you're going to cite the
American Sociological Association as an unimpeachable source?
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Still relying on published peer reviewed papers?
Why Most Published Research Findings Are False
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1182327/
Publish-or-perish: Peer review and the corruption of science
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2011/sep/05/publish-perish-peer-review-science
Peer-reviewed climate papers by climate skeptics
https://www.skepticalscience.com/peerreviewedskeptics.php
97% Study Falsely Classifies Scientists' Papers, according to the scientists that published them
http://www.populartechnology.net/2013/05/97-study-falsely-classifies-scientists.html
Peer review does not mean we can trust a published paper
https://svpow.com/2013/05/03/peer-review-does-not-mean-we-can-trust-a-published-paper/
(a blog post with good links including the 1st above.)
"Proven fact" of the age of civilized man has been universally accepted and taught for decades, yet
a paper (backed up by trivial things like carbon dating of physical evidence) published after 10 years of researching the site at
Gobekii Tepe (a city predating Stonehenge by 6000 years) pretty much destroyed that sociological teaching.
Now whip out the tl;dr stamp and teach squeaky how to not be able to read english as you are proven to claim.