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When scientists say that a theory can never be proven, what are they actually saying?
There is no way to test the accuracy of a theory.
Theories should not be used to make predictions.
Theories do not need to be tested or challenged.
It is always possible for new data to contradict a theory.
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"It is always possible for new data to contradict a theory."
Explanation: scientific theories are supported by evidence and used to make predictions, but they are always provisional — new observations or experiments can disprove or modify them (the idea of falsifiability). The other choices are false: theories can be tested and used for prediction, and they must be challenged.
Explanation: scientific theories are supported by evidence and used to make predictions, but they are always provisional — new observations or experiments can disprove or modify them (the idea of falsifiability). The other choices are false: theories can be tested and used for prediction, and they must be challenged.
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