Can my God beat your God?

[prana]

doh ! I should just go back to school

Theory :
A set of statements or principles devised to explain a group of facts or phenomena, especially one that has been repeatedly tested or is widely accepted and can be used to make predictions about natural phenomena

Hypothesis :
A tentative explanation for an observation, phenomenon, or scientific problem that can be tested by further investigation.
Something taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation; an assumption.

I suppose, the colloquial meaning of theory is different from a scientific theory, in the context you folks are speakin ? OK I give up, English truly is crapping me out !