Sentences with phrase «alternative theory»
An alternative theory refers to a different idea or explanation that provides an alternative perspective or viewpoint on a particular topic or issue. It suggests an alternative possibility or understanding compared to the commonly accepted theory or explanation. Full definition
Some researchers have sought to explain the steady orbital speed with alternative theories of gravity, but it is unlikely that anything other than dark matter can explain the new observations.
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What makes litigation expensive is that there is too much judicial notice of alternative theories about facts like causation.
Even when a prosecutor and a defense lawyer are given equal time to present alternative theories, the justice system sometimes fails.
We need the next generation to be thinkers who question accepted beliefs and explore alternative theories.
A theory is never proven true; at best it is more useful, fruitful, comprehensive, and simple than alternative theories currently available.
They consider alternative theories instead of trying to prove one particular theory.
Most alternative theories now have galaxies starting small and then growing larger through successive collisions.
I would research myself to find alternative theories, as many have done before and proved wrong the «body of qualified scientists».
Keep up the great research and look into alternative theories.
The «skeptics» have various alternative theories that are neither comprehensive nor cohesive.
«Our findings make alternative theories for the origin of the atmosphere and oceans equally plausible, such as icy comets or meteorites bringing water to Earth,» said Dr Kendrick from the ANU Research School of Earth Sciences.
I've learned that it is nearly impossible to get an accurate and honest representation of alternative theories on the origin of life by young earth creationists.
Wary of government regulation to slash pollution from refineries and other operations within their supply chain, as well as public concern about smog in cities such as Los Angeles, petroleum officials at API and member firms offered alternative theories of how smog was created.
People can choose to believe it, but that does not make it science and anything from it can not be legitimately taught as alternative theories of science, whether in astrophysics vs. the «big bang», biology vs. evolution or embryology, etc., or physics and geology in determining the age of the earth and universe.
I think the main reason why alternative theories are not given much attention is because they are a threat to AGW theory and with the climate on hold for now mainstream will not budge unless and until the climate moves against them, and even then I expect further excuses.
In this scheme, the experimental data provide a neutral and impartial court of appeal for testing predictions deduced from alternative theories.
In fact, some astronomers speculate that the initial mass of the star — at a possible 200 Solar - masses — may have exceeded Eddington's upper limit, although alternative theories have been developed.
In recent years, advocates of «Intelligent Design» have proposed teaching «Intelligent Design» as a valid alternative theory for the history of life.
That a passing bird dropping stale bread can neutralize a multi-billion dollar scientific facility comes as no surprise to anyone who has experienced delay on the Toronto subway — where flakes of snow can shut down the system for months — but two scientists have come up with a novel alternative theory for the disruption: time traveling terrorists.
Here's al alternative theory... My Gawd the Flying Spaghetti Monster created everything in the universe exactly as it stands a week ago last Thursday.
Yet if Palmer is correct, as I think he is, in taking objectivism to be the epistemology that informs the practices of the modern university, and if I am correct in suggesting that James and others had already fashioned powerful alternative theories of knowledge as early as 1880, a vital historical question arises.
A few scientists are exploring alternative theories such as TeVeS that try to explain gravitational puzzles without invoking dark matter at all.
McGaugh is also buoyed by the fact that, unlike other alternative theories that have come and gone, MOND has held up surprisingly well.
Moreover, «conspiracy advocates» distrust of official narratives may be so strong that many alternative theories are simultaneously endorsed in spite of any contradictions between them.»
Because the largest deviations from Einstein's theory of relativity are expected very close to the event horizon and since alternative theories of gravity make different predictions on the properties of the shadow, direct observations of Sgr A * represent a very promising approach for testing gravity in the strongest regime.
There, he used computer modeling and field data to elucidate how forest ecosystems store and recycle carbon and to compare alternative theories for species coexistence.
Climatologists will have to begin taking seriously alternative theories about why the ice ages began, says geologist Peter Molnar of University of Colorado at Boulder's Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences.
His favored alternative theory involves precipitation in Indonesia.
What's more, the Ohio draft ignores alternative theories that suggest evolution hasn't always happened naturally and could have been the work of an «intelligent designer.»
Ray Ladbury, I would say people post crazy alternative theories for all sorts of reasons.
The problem Steven, is not how good alternative theories are (which are superior to AGW theory as mine is) but rather a theory such as mine is a threat to AGW theory and that is why it is ignored.
Some of the commentators in the comments section seen to put forward very confused alternative theories (which is actually the subject of that series!)