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To: Road Walker who wrote (914)	3/29/2018 1:25:57 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) of 935

I don't know of any scientific theory that cannot be (dis)proved and is not mocked by other scientists. The nearest thing I can think of is String Theory. Despite its mathematical and theoretical physics foundation, because it cannot be disproven, many physicists don't consider its proponents as real scientists. Here's one book that set out tackle this deficiency of theirs: Not Even Wrong: The Failure of String Theory and the Search for Unity in Physical Law "Not Even Wrong" shows the dominant scientific attitude. Real, scientists prefer a wrong theory over one that cannot be proven/disproven one way or another. Science could be defined as the application of scientific method. See Scientific method - Wikipedia The scientific method is a body of techniques for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge. To be termed scientific, a method of inquiry is commonly based on empirical or measurable evidence subject to specific principles of reasoning. So an untestable hypothesis is not science. It could pass as religion, philosophy, or just plain amusing naval gazing, but not as science.

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