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A hypothesis is not identical to a theory. According to the Merriam-Webster Online, a hypothesis is "an assumption or concession made for the sake of argument."  
 
A hypothesis is not identical to a theory. According to the Merriam-Webster Online, a hypothesis is "an assumption or concession made for the sake of argument."  
 
This article is about a theory, defined as "the analysis of a set of facts in their relation to one another." In the interest of accuracy, this article should not state "Global warming theory is... a hypothesis." The two words are not synonyms--[[User:NotAnIdeologue|NotAnIdeologue]] 12:30, 29 November 2007 (EST)
 
This article is about a theory, defined as "the analysis of a set of facts in their relation to one another." In the interest of accuracy, this article should not state "Global warming theory is... a hypothesis." The two words are not synonyms--[[User:NotAnIdeologue|NotAnIdeologue]] 12:30, 29 November 2007 (EST)
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A hypothesis is an educated guess, not an assumption used for the sake of an argument, did you forget 10th grade science?
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