A scientific theory documents how something happens, but it is also by its very definition falsifiable. It may never be falsified, but the possibility remains.
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http://www.nas.edu/evolution/TheoryOrFact.html Just read this.
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So what I see here is basically exactly what I've been saying along with a scientific (ass opposed to colloquial) definition of fact. If that is how it is actually used, then that is correct.
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Science's foundation is that everything is falsifiable. If it isn't, it isn't science.
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Exactly. And something falsifiable cannot be considered a "fact". But it can also be assumed that something that has a lot of supporting evidence and has not been disproved despite multiple efforts is as close as possible to a "fact" that one can get. It just is incorrect to refer to it as such.