User:Rej Maddog/Hypothesis vs. Theory

=Not everything is a Theory=

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A theory has been proven. A hypothesis simply an educated guess not yet tested.

While the terms are sometimes used interchangeably in general practice, the difference between a theory and a hypothesis is important when studying experimental design. Some important distinctions to note include:


 * A theory predicts events in general terms, while a hypothesis makes a specific prediction about a specified set of circumstances.


 * A theory has been extensively tested and is generally accepted, while a hypothesis is a speculative guess that has yet to be tested.

Girl Genius is a Story about mad science. Proven theories are consider Canon. Widely accepted hypothesis are Fanon. Capable of being proven or refuted by future pages of the story or blog posts from the word of God. The fun part is coming up with conjectures that are
 * consistent with currently known Canon.
 * challenge the conventional wisdom of the current Fanon
 * and are either
 * outrageous enough to provoke thought or
 * probable enough (in story terms) to be proven in the future to be Canon
 * or something close to canon.

Theory vs. Practice
In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice they are different.