> No great harm comes from calling it a theory, and nothing of importance is settled by instead calling it a hypothesis or conjecture. It's fine to believe in

> No great harm comes from calling it a theory, and nothing of importance is settled by instead calling it a hypothesis or conjecture. It's fine to believe in this, however one must wonder why it is that an individual may hold String Theory to the same standard as General Relativity or Evolution, and when finally it is observed that String Theory is not the case (or some other Theory gets trendy) this individual loses credibility on Science as a whole. - Just the other day you scientists had a theory that the universe was expanding!! How can I believe in your other theories? It should not be required to the casual curious reader to understand this distinction. A notable scientist on the other hand, specially one that has visibility, carries some responsability when (s)he writes about such matters.