Is the String Theory, really a theory? I thought that an idea was a hypothesis, until it was supported by independently corroborated empirical data, not just mathematical exploration that determines plausibility.
I may be wrong. Is it correct to use the term "theory" in mathematics when describing a hypothesis that is supported by calculations but not necessarily empirical data.
Is it correct to use this one term in so many ways, when agenda driven anti-rationalists chose to use the term "out of context". It is hard to define a term when it has so many uses within the scientific community, that don't all meet the same criteria. Can we really claim that a term is co-opted by the opposition when we ourselves are not entirely self consistent?
How do we resolve this? Can we define terms more clearly,and somehow enforce their use?
I think it will take a concerted effort for all involved to use the most appropriate terms that are not only precise, but are accurate.
