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Q: Why are scientific theories modified, but not usually discarded?

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The event they are describing still exists, it's just that their explanations as to how and why can be wrong.

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A scientific theory is usually trying to explain why an event of some sort happens. New evidence can be brought up that proves a theory false, but it doesn't change the event being observed.

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