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: Scientific theory. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_theory

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en.wikipedia.org: Scientific theory

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en.wikipedia.org: Scientific theory. en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_theory

Notes that in circumstances not amenable to experimental testing, theories are evaluated through abductive reasoning.

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Wikipedia: Falsifiability

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Wikipedia: Falsifiability. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falsifiability

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doi.org: What to Do if You Want to Defend a Theory You Cannot Prove

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doi.org: What to Do if You Want to Defend a Theory You Cannot Prove. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.5840/jphil201010717

Discusses defending and developing scientific theories that postulate objects that at the time cannot be observed.

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first checked31 Jul 2026

judged → SUPPORTED · 7531 Jul 2026

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