Evidence obtained from observation and experiment is often used to confirm a scientific theory.

从观察和实验中得到的证据经常被用来证实科学理论。

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This theory was born of the observation that other galaxies are moving away from our own at great speed, in all directions, as if they had all been propelled by an ancient explosive force.

这个理论诞生于对其他星系的观测，他们在各个方向上以极高的速度远离我们的星系，好像都被某个古老的爆炸性力量推进着。

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And in particular observation of Venus, the phases of Venus simply contradicted the ancient theory of how these things worked.

基于对金星的特殊观察，其消长盈亏现象，就轻易地驳斥了古代关于物质运动的理论。

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Today, science is the religion to which we try and understand reality and science is more about seeking perceptual validation through observation, through experiment theory.

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When asked what observation would disprove the theory of evolution, J.

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This observation led to the theory that some mysterious, gravitationally repulsive dark energy must be behind the rising expansion of the cosmos - although we don't really have the foggiest idea what that is.

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