Idea or Theory?
Is The Hammar Axis a Theory Or Just an Idea? How many times have you heard someone say “Oh, it’s just a theory!” about something in order to discredit what ever it is being spoken about? In everyday, plain speak, the word “Theory” is used in place of “hunch”, “idea”, “speculation”, “hypothesis”, “guess” etc. But to the scientific community the word “Theory” is used very differently. In science, a theory is considered to be a collection of hypothesis which have individually or jointly received some “authoritative” support, linked together logically to coherently explain some aspect of reality. Of course, being a theory does not automatically make the idea correct. It can still be shown to be incorrect by experimentation, observation of discovering a flaw in the logic. As The ‘Theory’ of the Hammar Axis is the result of linking the findings of Continue reading