Science can never "prove" a hypothesis - it can only disprove it. Therefore, a hypothesis that makes no falsifiable predictions has no business in scientific di

Science can never "prove" a hypothesis - it can only disprove it. Therefore, a hypothesis that makes no falsifiable predictions has no business in scientific discourse. This is a point that non-scientists (and, unfortunately even some scientists) often get wrong. Some on this thread have compared the simulation hypothesis (SH) to theology. The difference is that the SH, at least in its most useful form, makes falsifiable predictions, as shown in the article. Theology, on the other hand, makes no falsifiable predictions. Christian theology takes this one step further by elevating "faith" to the highest plane of human being. Reason and disbelief, Christian theologies tell us, is the path to pride and Satan.