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vamos_davai
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Why Robinhood disabled buys but not sells
There's no difference between conspiracy and hypothesis.
cromka
on Jan 31, 2021
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You mean "conspiracy theory" and "hypothesis". And yes, there fundamentally is a difference between theory and hypothesis:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/difference-bet...
vlovich123
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> Outside of scientific reasoning, "theory" and "hypothesis" are often used interchangeably, and "theory' can unfortunately be interpreted to mean "less sound" or "lightly speculated."
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