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Old 27-01-2011, 06:22 PM
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Science has believed for a long time that if you can reproduce the same result under the same conditions as many times as desired you have proven a law.
No .. a law is a phenomenon that has been observed many times, and no contrary examples found, it is accepted as a universal phenomenon.

A theory, on the other hand, is an explanation of an observed phenomenon. Theories do not become laws, no matter how much evidence they accumulate, because they are explanations of phenomena, not the phenomena themselves.

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Admittedly there is no iron clad guaranty that it will work every time but after enough consecutive positive results you are justified in believing it will allso occur the next time.
Brian
(See above response).

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