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Can all theories be tested

Updated: 9/17/2023
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Depending on the theory, opens the option for it to be tested. Such as, If i have a theory on a new and improved type of Gasoline and I would like to test it's MPG on a highway in an automobile, it's quite possible for me to do that. But for things such at Steven Hawking's theory of a black hole, it is near impossible to prove if one actually exists.

The ability to test a theory, truly rests on the matter of how plausible it is.

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