Sentences with phrase «which competing theories»

But note that the shared observational core, against which competing theories may be tested, is not in general free from theoretical interpretation.

Not exact matches

Aggregation Theory describes how platforms (i.e. aggregators) come to dominate the industries in which they compete in a systematic and predictable way.

A second extreme that must be resisted is the idea that there are no nonrelativistic truths in terms of which to measure competing theories.

Rational choice is a presupposition of another sociological model embraced by Stark: the «theory of religious economies,» which posits that churches and other religious groups operate in a market in which they must compete for adherents.

STV would have the advantage of retaining a stronger independence of locally elected MPs (due to preferential voting and the fact that party member can in theory compete against each other), but be a more dramatic move away from single - member representation, incur geographical difficulties mentioned earlier, and have a far less transparent counting process which is far less straightforward to understand.

Competing with the merging neutron stars theory is a model in which the short GRBs are from a galaxy with newborn stars.

Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection seems to describe a brutal world in which creatures compete ruthlessly to promote their own survival.

Although a spin - liquid state has previously been observed in herbertsmithite, there has never been a detailed analysis of how the material's electrons respond to light — a key to determining which of several competing theories about the material is correct.

Was the «engulfer» a eubacteria or an archaean - yes - it depends on which of competing theories you choose?

Measurements of the depth of the dimples at later times could test how quickly the energy scale of inflation changed, which would test competing models of the theory, Kogut said.

Two competing theories did emerge, which are that these elements are produced by supernovae and neutron star mergers.

This finding contributed to the decline of the steady state theory, which previously competed with the Big Bang theory as a model for the origins of the universe.

The competing theories are (there was / is no theory competition) are: 1) The «late veneer theory» (the late veneer theory is connected with the fossil fuel theory, where a tiny amount of CO2 is recycled in the upper mantle) vs / or 2) The deep core CH4 theory (See the late Nobel prize winnings, Astrophysics» Thomas Gold's book «Deep Hot Biosphere: The Myth of Fossil Fuels», where there is a large continuous input of CH4 and CO2 into the biosphere from CH4 that is extrude from the core of the earth as it solidifies, which explains Humlum et al's CO2 phase analysis result paradox and roughly 50 different geological paradoxes / anomalies) as to the origin of the earth's atmosphere, oceans, and «natural» gas / crude oil.

Steven Weinberg is critical of Thomas Kuhn «s claim that a shift from one «paradigm» to another is like a religious conversion in which not only our scientific theories that change but the very standards by which scientific theories are judged change and so competing theories are incommensurable.

Now google «theory of climate» and you get a hodge - podge of hits none of which are climate theories but which are in fact competing hypotheses of climate change.

There is no consensus on the mechanisms of how gravity works because there are a number of competing theories, none of which is shown to be the «consensus» on how it works.

As noted in section 3 ISk is the only framework via which the uninitiated public can interpret and judge the many competing claims and alleged uncertainties, the often obscured loyalties of information and funding sources, plus all the other domain complexities associated with a scientific theory or discovery that becomes socially contentious.

So you are saying essentially that, in order to disprove a theory, one should come up with competing hypotheses which should then be proven?

This distinction which has now been accorded a measure of judicial recognition is thought to be of some practical utility in considering the weight of evidence given by experts both taken in isolation and when assessing the merits of two competing theories.

there have been competing theories, promulgated by both sides of the issue which could not be dismissed either on due process principles or perception arguments, without proper forensic analysis.

But the best researchers work very hard to remain sceptical of everything (including their own work and experiences), and they try to disprove competing theories to see which ones can withstand scrutiny the best.

There are many competing theories of human behavior on which mental health professionals have drawn in reaching diagnoses and treatment recommendations.