OldSalt posted:gbrk posted:" Regardless of whether or not something can be proven or not Scientist are all happy to adopt a "theory" "
What definition of 'theory' are you using?
noun (plural theories) a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained:
• an idea used to account for a situation or justify a course of action: my theory would be that the place has been seriously mismanaged.