Hypothesis, Theory, and Creationism
by David on Sep.10, 2011, under Darwin Award, General, Pseudoscience, Science
This is not meant to be a scientific definition at all but a way to simplify and clarify what a hypothesis and a theory actually are.
A hypothesis is a test that is designed to prove or disprove a concept. For example if you wanted to show that nitrogen can help plants grow, you would make a test (hypothesis) that said: This test will show how applying nitrogen to neutral soil will cause a tomato plant to grow faster than the control. That’s it.
A theory is used to describe WHY your test proved your hypothesis. A theory means that your hypothesis was PROVEN. Theories are facts. Theories are proven, ideas and concepts are not.
Evolution is a theory because it has been proven. Creationism is an idea, and not a theory at all. Evolution can be tested, creationism can’t be. Intelligent Design (ID) is also an idea but I’ll post about that in a different blog.
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