Timeline for Meaning and origin of 'theory' in 'opening theory'
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| Mar 2, 2017 at 2:44 | comment | added | CognisMantis | Agreed. Just as scientific theories may be useful without being "true," opening theory may be practical without objectively achieving a lasting advantage(gambits for example). | |
| Mar 1, 2017 at 20:18 | comment | added | user1583209 | "...to the theoretical one, the one that's suppose to be correct. " I would disagree with this description of a scientific theory. At least in physics, theory does not aim to provide "absolute truth", but rather a model which may or may not apply to the experimental situation. As such, theory is always correct (within the limitations specified). | |
| Mar 1, 2017 at 18:17 | history | answered | CognisMantis | CC BY-SA 3.0 |