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Originally Posted by photon
Laws aren't what theories want to be when they grow up.
Laws are empirical generalizations (generalized observations). They simply state what a phenomenon is.
Theories are an explanatory framework supported by a body of knowledge that included tests and observations that have no contradictory observations. A theory would explain why a law exists.
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To be fair, this is a common belief, even I had a belief in this framework a few years ago before I heard you and a few others talking about it.
However, and you have in the past, but you should probably get used to explaining this at least once a year, or once in each big science thread.
Cause, there will always be someone asking this question, or moving the thread through their misunderstanding to it.
Not that it's a bad thing, it should be encouraged in fact. More people should be open and asking questions, or ready to engage in debate even though they're not sure on all the points. Sure a heck of a lot better than people not open to exploring their ideas, or worse, not even caring about it.
It just gets a little repetitive.
I love the way you put it this time. The bolded part.