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But being consistent with the
theory
does not mean that the data supports the
theory.
But due to confirmation bias, we never consider the rival theories, because we're so protective of our own pet
theory.
Well, we care about: Does Belle's story support the
theory
that diet cures cancer?
Evidence is data that supports one
theory
and rules out others.
So the best way to support your
theory
is actually to try to disprove it, to play devil's advocate.
If you got a yes to that, that would disprove your
theory
of successive even numbers.
But most people are too afraid of testing the 4, 12, 26, because they don't want to get a yes and prove their pet
theory
to be wrong.
Say you're a university admissions director and your
theory
is that only students with good grades from rich families do well.
But that's also consistent with the rival
theory.
But you never test that
theory
because you never let in poor students because you don't want to be proven wrong.
His
theory
of relativity tells us that time passes for everyone, but doesn’t always pass at the same rate for people in different situations, like those travelling close to the speed of light or orbiting a supermassive black hole.
Einstein’s
theory
seemed to confirm that time is woven into the very fabric of the universe.
I had studied statistics, probability theory, mathematical modeling, experimental design.
These ideas went largely unchanged for several millennia until the 1880s, when neurologists tried to modernize the
theory
of hysteria.
Sigmund Freud developed a
theory
that the unconscious mind could produce physical symptoms when dealing with memories or emotions too painful for the conscious mind to handle.
The problem with the
theory
of hysteria or psychogenic illness is that it can never be proven.
There's a long list of world-changing ideas and technologies that came out of play: public museums, rubber, probability theory, the insurance business and many more.
In plate tectonic theory, we knew that if you had plates collide, it made sense: they would crush into one another, you would thicken the crust, you'd uplift it.
And this led to the discarding of the
theory
that the Earth was the center of the universe.
We revised the
theory
and said, gravity pulls things to the Earth unless there is an equal and opposite force in the other direction.
But in many other countries, including my country, the US, there's actually no law on this, so in theory, you could do it.
This
theory
was later revised, though, when scholars noted the sculptor's obvious focus on the figurine's reproductive features: large breasts, considered ideal for nursing; a round, possibly pregnant belly; the remnants of red dye, alluding to menstruation or birth.
In a lot of time thinking about this, I've come up with what I call the general
theory
of walkability.
That's the general
theory
of walkability.
Can we build systems that have a
theory
of mind?
So first of all, I'd like to say something about memetics and the
theory
of memes, and secondly, how this might answer questions about who's out there, if indeed anyone is.
So, the big brain, on this theory, is driven by the memes.
And I'm a big believer in attachment
theory
of raising children, and attachment
theory
is based on the motto that all of life is a series of daring adventures from a secure base.
In theory, at least, they're totally impartial, not least because most of them do their jobs regardless of who's in power.
A hundred years ago, Albert Einstein first published his
theory
of general relativity.
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