[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Things being theory rather than fact "cancel the whole premise" of the academic discipline they belong to?

I think this might be coming from an incomplete understanding of what's (academically) meant by the word "theory". Theory is not synonymous with opinion, and academic theory is not layperson guesswork. But it's also not fact.

For example, gravity is theory. Very robustly proven theory, but theory nonetheless. I don't think we're planning to cancel physics.

I never mentioned physics...gravity is a fact Newton proved it remember?

Anyhoo, sociological theory is similar to political theory in a way that scientific theory isn't. So I suggest we only compare the two. You throwing in the straw man is not helpful.