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Re:Physical reality of string theory demonstrated by pbhjpbhj on Monday July 06, 2009 @02:59PM (#690230)
It's not a theory until it can make testable predictions.
Re:Physical reality of string theory demonstrated by gnaritas on Monday July 06, 2009 @10:16PM (#690792)
I wouldn't quite say that because it implies we must have the ability to test it. A better thing to say is that a theory must provide falsifiable predictions, even if we don't have the ability to actually test it today.