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That's becuase a lot of scientifc theories are not falsifiable.
You have some examples in mind?
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Any theory of a multidimensional universe that arises from a mathematical construction but which requires for it's experimantal proof, the observation of events taking place in dimensions which that observer cannot get information from.
For instance that there are events that take place at an extreme sub atomic level beyond which quantum mechanics states that chaos and randomness prevail. There is a theory that just beyond that level is another set of physical rules that, if known and observed , would accuratly predict what happens on this side of the barrier. Nice theory but it cannot be proven or falsified unless an observation can be made in an area where observation from the 3 dimensional universe we live in is impossible.
There is another that is backed up by the math, that explains the "Big Bang" and the expansion of the universe,,,and allows for multiple Bangs without a previous Big Crunch. I am sorry I don't have access to the article right now, I'll try and post it later. In this theory the universe consists of many membranes and if the energy in each two adjacent membranes is low enough they are drawn to gether. When they intersect there is a huge amount of energy imparted to each membrane at the point of contact. Our universe is one of those membranes, the BB is the result of the last interaction between it and an adjacent (in n space) membrane. When the energy from this last interaction has sufficiently dispersed, sometime after all black holes have disappeared having lost their mass to Hawking Radiation, the energy in each membrane will again be insufficient to keep them from intersecting and
flash, another BB. This theory, although mathematically consistent, cannot be proved nor falsified.
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I have often heard it said that Falsifiability is a cornerstone of science.
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Falsification is the flip side of proof. Experimental observation will either prove or disprove a theory unless there is no way of constructing such an experiment.
Am I full of ........ or does this make any sense to anyone?