[Junior]

Observations are not "facts." They are data. Theories must be consistent with that data and explain it better than anything else.

[Southack]

"Observations are not "facts." They are data. Theories must be consistent with that data and explain it better than anything else."

Observations can identify facts. Those particular observations are *always* closer to the truth than merely postulating theories to an audience.

[e p1uribus unum]

I like your response to southack better than mine.