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08-14-2006 12:56 PM 		Reply to: Message 96 by robinrohan
08-14-2006 9:10 AM

Re: WHAT IS AND ISN'T SCIENCE?
I was thinking that "theory" was just another word for "law." So it would be improper to speak of the "theory of gravity"?
I would not have a problem with "theory of gravity." But the theory is not the same as the law. The law is the relationships observed, in this case a mathematical formulation. The theory is the explanatory background that connects the numerical quantities with our experience.
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At least that's the distinction I would make.
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