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What will it take for the theory of relativity to become a law? I'm not sure what it takes for any given theory to become law.

>> No.2316587

Theories don't become laws. They are different things.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_law

>> No.2316588

Technically it never will be??

Theory of evolution is 'technically' a theory. Hence all the relgious people assuming theory = guess. It's actually rock solid, but since noone was around back then to watch it happen, it's still gotta be called a theory.

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>>2316577
a referendum

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>>2316587
It would seem that I'm wearing my pants on my head, a theory being actually more complete than a law. Layman's logic eh?

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>>2316577
a theory doesn't become nothing. Every theory always stays a theory no matter "how wrong of right" it is.
A law like Newtons second law is a statement or axiom IN a theory. Relativity is in a way superior to Newtons theory, but both have many laws.