Question

1. Which of the following is true about theories? They are false all the time. They cannot be misproven. They are absolute truths. They are accepted as true because of confirmation by experimentation.

Answer 1

They are accepted as true because of confirmation by experimentation.

Answer 2

A theory is accepted as true because of confirmation by experimentation. For something to become a theory, there has to be scientific evidence, including experiments, that show it has been true thus far. However, it cannot become a law without much more extensive testing. Theories are not false all of the time, as almost any law of science we see began as a theory. Theories can be disproved, as they often times are. Theories are not absolute truths due to the fact many have been disproved.