In case you've never looked into it,SEP 06 2005

In case you've never looked into it, here's an overview of what the scientific method is; it explains what hypotheses, theories, and laws are in the context of science. As this article states, "a theory in science is not a guess, speculation, or suggestion, which is the popular definition of the word 'theory.' A scientific theory is a unifying and self-consistent explanation of fundamental natural processes or phenomena that is totally constructed of corroborated hypotheses."