If we're discussing falsifiability and logical reasoning, perhaps let's get more specific with terms. The author has a hypothesis, rather than a theory. "Theory

If we're discussing falsifiability and logical reasoning, perhaps let's get more specific with terms. The author has a hypothesis, rather than a theory. "Theory" would be a lot more rigorous than just conjecturing this one thing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothesis