“A theory is never verified.”
There was a hypothesis that heavier than air human flight was possible. At the same time the Wright Brothers were flying, the “academic” scientific community were writing prestigious papers proving it was not possible. Perhaps you are not convinced the “hypothesis” that heavier-than-air human flight is possible has been verified.
By the way, a “theory” is a hypothesis that has been proven. So long as it is not “verified” it is only a hypothesis, not a theory.
Perhaps you believe the hypothesis that communications signals could be transmitted to and from Earth by a relay station launched into orbit around the earth’s equator at a distance of about 22,300 miles, has not been verified. At that altitude, the “satellite” would maintain a stationary position over the earth, by maintaining an orbital speed of approximately 6000 miles per hour. But of course that hypothesis has never been verified either.
And of course the hypothesis that signals could be transmitted through the atmosphere electromagnetically has never been verified. Nor has the hypothesis that anisthesia could be used to perform painless surgery.
But for those who prefer to live in a world of total skepticism, nothing can ever be verified or proved. What a horrible way to live.
Hank
A theory is never proven in the sciences. Inductive reasoning is not a proof.
If you want proof you have to go to mathematics. Deductive reasoning provides a proof.