Empirically Validatable Knowledge
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A Empirically Validatable Knowledge is a falsifiable theory that is not falsified theory (and can be tested through empirical observations).
- AKA: Scientific Theory, Testable Theory.
- Context:
- It can (typically) require Knowledge Validation Elements, such as:
- It can demand testable predictions through empirical methods.
- It can require reproducible results through controlled experiments.
- It can need peer review validation through scientific community.
- It can (typically) provide Explanation Functions, such as:
- It can explain natural phenomenons through causal mechanisms.
- It can predict future outcomes through theoretical models.
- It can integrate empirical observations through unified frameworks.
- It can (often) undergo Theory Evolutions, such as:
- It can face experimental tests through scientific methods.
- It can receive theory refinements through new evidence.
- It can experience paradigm shifts through revolutionary discoverys.
- It can range from being Peer-Reviewed Scientific Knowledge to being Raw Scientific Knowledge, depending on its validation status.
- It can range from being a Well-Established Theory to being a Emerging Theory, depending on its evidence strength.
- It can range from being a Simple Theory to being a Complex Theory, depending on its conceptual scope.
- ...
- It can (typically) require Knowledge Validation Elements, such as:
- Examples:
- Physical Theorys, such as:
- Special Relativity Theory, which states:
- That light speed is constant in all reference frames.
- That space and time are relative to observer motion.
- Quantum Theory, which explains:
- How matter behaves at atomic scales.
- Why particle propertys have probabilistic natures.
- Special Relativity Theory, which states:
- Biological Theorys, such as:
- Evolution Theory, which requires:
- Natural Selection through survival pressure.
- Genetic Inheritance through reproduction mechanisms.
- Mutation Processes creating variation.
- Cell Theory, which establishes:
- That all living things are made of cells.
- That cells come from other cells.
- Evolution Theory, which requires:
- Climate Theorys, such as:
- Greenhouse Effect Theory, which shows:
- How atmospheric gases trap heat energy.
- Why carbon dioxide increase causes temperature rise.
- Global Warming Theory, which demonstrates:
- That human activity increases greenhouse gases.
- How this leads to climate change through warming mechanisms.
- Greenhouse Effect Theory, which shows:
- ...
- Physical Theorys, such as:
- Counter-Examples:
- Revealed Knowledge, which relies on authority rather than evidence.
- Unfalsifiable Theory, which cannot be tested through observation.
- Unjustified Belief, which lacks empirical support.
- Pseudoscience Theory, which mimics but fails to follow scientific method.
- See: Scientific Method, Empirical Evidence, Theory Validation, Knowledge Discovery, Falsification Process.
References
2020
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2020/07/30/you-must-not-do-your-own-research-when-it-comes-to-science/
- QUOTE: Similarly, in the field of climate science, it’s overwhelmingly well-understood that:
- the Earth is warming,
- and local climate patterns are changing,
- caused by changes in the concentration of gases in our atmosphere,
- driven by human-caused emission of greenhouse gases from fossil fuels,
- and that this is having a number of adverse consequences: causing changes in food supplies, water availability, and land use all across the world.
- This has been scientifically known and accepted by the consensus of active climate scientists for more than 30 years, and yet a sustained misinformation campaign — as well as a few contrarian scientists — has sown sufficient doubt that anyone who is determined to “do their own research” can find boatloads of websites and documents confirming whatever conspiratorial line of thought they prefer. …
- QUOTE: Similarly, in the field of climate science, it’s overwhelmingly well-understood that:
2009
- (WordNet, 2009) ⇒ http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=scientific%20theory
- S: (n) scientific theory (a theory that explains scientific observations) "scientific theories must be falsifiable"
- (WordNet, 2009) ⇒ http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=theory
- S: (n) theory (a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena) "theories can incorporate facts and laws and tested hypotheses"; "true in fact and theory"
- S: (n) hypothesis, possibility, theory (a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena) "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices"
- S: (n) theory (a belief that can guide behavior) "the architect has a theory that more is less"; "they killed him on the theory that dead men tell no tales"