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Science is about proved facts.
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No it isn't.
Science is about developing theories and models to explain natural phenomena. Those theories are then tested under controlled circumstances to determine if the observered results support the hypothesis. Unlike mathematics, where proofs are possible (such as Fermat's Last Theorem or proving that the square root of two is an irrational number), it is never possible to prove anything in science. The contrary is not true; however, and this is an important part of the scientific method. It is possible to
disprove ("falsify") a theory.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method
Edit: And to tie this post back to the OP, here's a quatation from Einstein himself:
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No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single experiment can prove me wrong.
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