Here's the problem I see with it. Say you take multiple "top tier" theoreticians and task them with the same physical problem. Suppose they all make slightly di

Here's the problem I see with it. Say you take multiple "top tier" theoreticians and task them with the same physical problem. Suppose they all make slightly different starting assumptions, and these assumptions lead to mutually incompatible conclusions. Which one is right? Who do we believe? The whole point of testing theories is there can only be "one truth". If you let theories run rampant without testing you end up in logically inconsistent chaos. All that said, theories should certainly be given time to grow when experimental validation is not immediately available. However, there's many in the community that take great liberty with that long leash to the detriment of physics progress.