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Originally Posted by George
Yet, there does not seem to be much of an appropriate term that identifies and puts conjecture in its place. "Theory" should be reserved term. I can see why everyone wants to use it as a tag to their ideas, but if another term were well established to qualify these incipient theories, then they should be less prone to try to abuse the "theory" term. [Added: I entered "Multiverse Theory" in Google and got 25,000 hits.]
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Excellent point. Say what you will about multiverses, but we should at least be able to agree it is not a "scientific theory" in the same way that evolution is, because if it is, then all the complaints about evolution would actually be correct. Concepts like that dilute the meaning of a scientific theory, and instill confusion about what scientists actually do and what their claim on the truth actually is. That's the harm in it, I agree with you.
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Every dog wants in the house when it's raining, but build them a dog house and they can stay out where they belong. 
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Yes, the trouble is, everyone wants to eat at the captain's table-- no one wants to be "in the doghouse"!