Stan Pawlukiewicz wrote:

>> It's not important to defend the theory of evolution as such. It's
>> vitally important for us as a society to know what is science and what
>> is not. I don't object to alternatives to evolution or to those who
>> believe them to be true. I do object to calling any of the currently
>> touted alternatives "science". Only theories that can generate
>> testable predictions are properly subjects of science.
>
>
> How about string theory?
>
If you watch the "The Elegant Universe" you'll see one of the leading
string theorists saying that at the moment string theory is untestable,
so for the moment it is just philosophy. Which is why there are string
theorists out there working hard trying to figure out how to test it.

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