A scientific theory represents the best explanation of how the natural world works.

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They're interesting enough that they can be tested and as such they go to--they might be wrong but they graduate to the level of a scientific theory.

这些极富价值的理论是非常值得去验证的,也许它们本身有可能是错的,但是它们却是科学的理论。

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There are two problems with the scientific theory.

理论是否科学可以由两个方面进行判断。

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And they had this feeling because there had just been this huge boon of discovery, of scientific advances that included Newtonian mechanics, it included Dalton's atomic theory of matter, also thermodynamics and classical electromagnetism.

他们会有这样的感觉,是因为他们刚，经历科学上的,大繁荣期，包括牛顿力学,道尔顿物质原子理论，热力学和电磁学,都取得了巨大进展。

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It just turns out to be wrong but another way-- And so one way to attack and address a scientific theory is to view it as just to see whether or not it works.

但最终被证明是错误的-,评判一个理论,是否属于科学理论的另一种情况,就是看它是否成功的进行了预测。

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