This is only a sort of scientific hypothesis which has not been proved by experiments.

这仅仅是一个尚未被实验证明的科学假说。

But the concept of the grandmother neuron actually started out as a joke — not a real-life scientific hypothesis.

但祖母神经元的概念实际上一开始只是个玩笑，而不是现实生活中的科学假设。

Now, he focuses on interpersonal and humanistic knowledge, but a similar process is at work in testing scientific hypotheses.

伽达默尔虽然是人际和人文领域的专家，但检验科学假设是一个同理的过程。

Like any scientific hypothesis, we make specific predictions and use data to help confirm or rule out our suspicions.

像任何科学假设一样，我们做出具体的预测，并使用数据来帮助确认或排除我们的怀疑。

That is when a given scientific hypothesis has been raised.

这时就提出了特定的科学假设。

It is in this way that many scientific hypotheses acquire their probability.

正是通过这种方式， 许多科学假设获得了它们的可能性。