Stan Pawlukiewicz wrote:
> Jerry Avins wrote:

...

>> Only theories that can generate testable predictions are
>> properly subjects of science.
>
> How about string theory?

String theory is now in its infancy. People find it interesting and are
exploring its ramifications. If none of that leads ultimately to a
testable prediction, it will fade away.

Jerry
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When a discovery is new, people say, "It isn't true."
When it becomes demonstrably true, they say, "It isn't useful."
Later, when its utility is evident, they say, "So what? It's old."
a paraphrase of William James
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