* If at a later date evidence is produced which contradicts the theory, it is discarded and a new hypothesis is developed
* If at a later date evidence is produced which contradicts the theory, it is discarded and a new hypothesis is developed
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One of the fundamental tenants of science is that no theory is absolute, they are constantly changing in response to new evidence being observed.
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One of the fundamental tenets of science is that no theory is absolute; theories are constantly changing in response to the observation of new evidence. Hence, a scientific theory that begins with an immutable conclusion and attempts to "fit the facts" to that argument does not fall within the realm of true scientific research.