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I didn't imply that you copy/pasted something, I was saying that you could have just as easily read a book on the subject and reworded a few things from it to back your perception of said subject. Theories aren't an absolute fact. let me explain it the best way i can. Let's say a scientist looks into something extrordinary for his time. let's say said scientist sets up a controlled experiment with every variable he thought of in place. the scientist could keep doing the experiment changing the variables every time. Soon, he has a pretty solid theory. an ex amount of years later (let's say fifty for arguments sake) a group of scientists do the same experiments, and end up with some new information. The theory gets changed and more scientific knowledge is added to school textbooks.

You said that a theory is: an explanation of a FACT or observed phenomenon. It is NOT any of the following:
'An unproven idea'
A best guess
A wild hunch
etc.
Theories aren't facts, though you're right about them not being a best guess or a wild hunch, an assumption is a wild hunch/best guess. A theory is an idea that isn't concrete.
-Kris