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Science is defined by testability. A theory that can't be tested is just pseudoscience, unlike a theory that just can't be tested right now due to technological
by throwaway3699 6y ago
Science is defined by testability. A theory that can't be tested is just pseudoscience, unlike a theory that just can't be tested right now due to technological limitations.
- JimBlackwood 6y agoIt would be pseudoscience if it were to be seen as or communicated as fact. It’s not. Any newly observed fact can falsify these theories. It just takes a long time. There’s still tons of open issues on General Relativity too. So far though, it seems to have passed every test. Would you call GR pseudoscience too then? Since it’ll likely never be fully verified.
- boomboomsubban 6y ago> would be pseudoscience if it were to be seen as or communicated as fact. It’s not. Pseudoscience is something labelling itself as science while not adhering to scientific standards. Claiming it's a fact would be a dead giveaway though. Relativity has been experimentally tested and made accurate predictions, it is impossible for it to be "fully verified."