• MapleEngineer@lemmy.ca
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      A theory is a well-substantiated explanation of an aspect of the natural world that can incorporate laws, hypotheses and facts.

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      Well gravity isn’t a theory at all, it’s a law.

      Perhaps you’re getting gravity confused with evolution?

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        A theory is a well-substantiated explanation of an aspect of the natural world that can incorporate laws, hypotheses and facts. The theory of gravitation, for instance, explains why apples fall from trees and astronauts float in space. Similarly, the theory of evolution explains why so many plants and animals—some very similar and some very different—exist on Earth now and in the past, as revealed by the fossil record.