[rrussell1962]

Originally Posted by julianh72

Ummmmm .... no.

Yes, in science, you can perform an experiment or make an observation which will prove that one theory is incorrect, and scrub it from the list of valid theories, but you can not prove that any theory is the one "correct" view.

The best designed experiments will eliminate as many counter-theories as possible in one fell swoop, but that doesn't make the supporting theory "correct", there is still the possibility that another theory will come along to supplant the current leading contender.

That's why we still have debates and conflicting theories on things like Dark Matter, Dark Energy, etc.

Karl Popper?