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I agree with the above. However, I was once informed by somebodyargument for it?
(two people, actually, who certainly acted as though *I* was the
misguided one) that F=ma is actually a theory, not a law. Is anyone
familiar with this alternate view who can provide the
Good grief! This seems to hearken back to the ill-formed
presumption, common among semi-literate educators, that "science"
progresses according to the sequence "hypothethesis, theory, law".
I suggest that there are no universally accepted definitions
of the three
words that could make the sequence meaningful. Nor does
"science" as I
see it practiced on a daily basis, seem to progress in such an easily
categorizable fashion.
Robert seems to have some sort of definitions in
mind. I suggest
that by writing out his definitions, he can probably answer his own
question.