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What are the principal reasons that one theory might be adopted over a conflicting one?
Interpretation:
The reasons resulting in adopting one theory over the conflicting theory needs to be explained.
Concept introduction:
A theory is a model or method of looking at nature which explains natural laws and make further predictions about natural phenomena.
Explanation of Solution
One theory is preferred over another if it can correctly predict a wider range of phenomena and if it has fewer assumptions.
Thus, if a theory predicts the wider range of phenomena with fewer assumptions, it is preferred over another theory.
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