4) if a new body of evidence were found that directly contradicted the cell theory, groups of scientists would then a. discard the new evidence idea because theories cannot be changed. b. automatically replace the contradiction with this new idea and amend the theory to reflect the new body of evidence. c. create a brand new theory to contradict the old cell theory. d. allow for experimentation and analysis of results before making a decision. these experiments should look for a large degree of similarity between what the scientist observed and/or calculated versus what the committees of scientists calculate.