A theory testable only through infeasible methods remains scientific
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Scientific theories can remain valid and scientific even if direct testing is currently infeasible, provided they are falsifiable and evaluated through appropriate reasoning or future observations.
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Wikipedia: Scientific theory
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Wikipedia: Falsifiability
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doi.org: What to Do if You Want to Defend a Theory You Cannot Prove
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Discusses defending and developing scientific theories that postulate objects that at the time cannot be observed.
en.wikipedia.org: Scientific theory
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Notes that in circumstances not amenable to experimental testing, theories are evaluated through abductive reasoning.