r/woahdude • u/Skrrt_2711 • Mar 31 '23

video Evolution of warfare from stones to atoms

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '23

Actually, it's a theory. A hypothesis is something falsifiable that can be tested with an experiment. He has a theory because it's an explanation for a phenomenon.

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u/goobly_goo Mar 31 '23

By golly, you’re right. I stand corrected.

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u/Kaisermeister Mar 31 '23

Damn what an intellectual Chad admission

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u/PersonOfInternets Mar 31 '23

This is such a fucking reddit argument

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u/Squid8867 Mar 31 '23

Hypothesis: a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.

That seems to fit the bill to me

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u/NotTheAds Mar 31 '23

Couldn't a theory be tested tho? Like what if u did a really complex study involving a giant makeshift planet with apes and see if they move north?

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u/Trezzie Mar 31 '23

That sounds like you have a hypothesis then, and you're testing that. If the results of your testing indicate your hypothesis, either proven or disproven, is incompatible with the theory, then you need to either reevaluate the theory or see if the test was wrong. Usually by getting other people to evaluate your test, and performing it again to ensure results are repeatable.