My intended meaning with "pet" was not that I invented the theory, but rather that I do not have strong evidence for it. I have observed the data and this I thi

My intended meaning with "pet" was not that I invented the theory, but rather that I do not have strong evidence for it. I have observed the data and this I think is a reasonable theory that fits the data. However I have not tried to strenuously falsify my own hypothesis, so I wanted to indicate that.