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  2. Evolution as fact and theory - Wikipedia

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    Evolution has been described as "fact and theory"; "fact, not theory"; "only a theory, not a fact"; "multiple theories, not fact"; and "neither fact, nor theory." [2] The disagreements among these statements, however, have more to do with the meaning of words than the substantial issues and this controversy is discussed below.

  3. Scientific theory - Wikipedia

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    A scientific theory is a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world, based on a body of facts that have been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experiment. Such fact-supported theories are not "guesses" but reliable accounts of the real world. The theory of biological evolution is more than "just a theory".

  4. Theory - Wikipedia

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    A scientific theory is a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world, based on a body of facts that have been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experiment. Such fact-supported theories are not "guesses" but reliable accounts of the real world. The theory of biological evolution is more than "just a theory."

  5. Fact–value distinction - Wikipedia

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    This rendered all facts about human action examinable under a normative framework defined by cardinal virtues and capital vices. "Fact" in this sense was not value-free, and the fact-value distinction was an alien concept. The decline of Aristotelianism in the 16th century set the framework in which those theories of knowledge could be revised. [6]

  6. Fact - Wikipedia

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    The definition of a scientific fact is different from the definition of fact, as it implies knowledge. A scientific fact is the result of a repeatable careful observation or measurement by experimentation or other means, also called empirical evidence. These are central to building scientific theories.

  7. Fact vs. fiction: Top 7 common home equity myths — debunked

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    Fact vs. fiction: Top 7 common home equity myths — debunked. Heather Petty. November 25, 2024 at 1:11 PM. Most common home equity myths (LdF via Getty Images)

  8. FACT FOCUS: Food plant fires fuel conspiracy theory - AOL

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    Try telling that to the internet, where the incident became the latest fodder for an unfounded and growing conspiracy theory alleging that fires at various U.S. food processing plants and other ...

  9. Scientific evidence - Wikipedia

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    Popper's theory presents an asymmetry in that evidence can prove a theory wrong, by establishing facts that are inconsistent with the theory. In contrast, evidence cannot prove a theory correct because other evidence, yet to be discovered, may exist that is inconsistent with the theory.