If you have a theory that is not a tautology and has been tested false, and have a theory that is a tautology and an adequate test has not been formulated, which should remain the working theory until a better one comes along?
Should you hang onto false theory, hoping that a more adequate explanation is discovered, or hang onto the tautology and pitch it only when a better explanation comes along.
Maybe I am making a wrong assumption that a theory can be spotless.
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