We call every model no matter how well founded a theory. An untested theory might be better called a hypothesis. This mistake of language plays into the weirdo

We call every model no matter how well founded a theory. An untested theory might be better called a hypothesis. This mistake of language plays into the weirdos who opine we should disregard inconvenient ideas because they are just a theory failing to understand the difference between their own usage and the scientific usage.