It is important to judge and evaluate theories for validity, especially in relation to one another. This will help increase the credibility of the theory. Although a theory cannot be proven right or wrong, it can become more believable after being judged by certain criteria.
Theories should be independent of one another, absent any influence from any other theory that has yet to be proven. If two theories are evaluated simultaneously, the data would be considered flawed. Only after the theories have been proven as factual can they actually be compared and evaluated against one another, having some correlation in order for the evaluation to be validated. Theories are judged or evaluated in relation to one another by determining the explanatory
Theories should be independent of one another, absent any influence from any other theory that has yet to be proven. If two theories are evaluated simultaneously, the data would be considered flawed. Only after the theories have been proven as factual can they actually be compared and evaluated against one another, having some correlation in order for the evaluation to be validated. Theories are judged or evaluated in relation to one another by determining the explanatory