[BroJoeK]

from the article: "Carlo Rovelli, a proponent of loop quantum gravity (string theory's rival) who is based at Aix-Marseille University in France, objected that Bayesian confirmation theory does not allow for an important distinction that exists in science between theories that scientists are certain about and those that are still being tested."

"Strong confirmation" implies numerous observations predicted by a hypothesis.
Strong confirmation converts a hypothesis into a theory.

"Weak confirmation" implies only occasional or tangential observations predicted by a hypothesis.
Weak confirmations should not be classified as adequate grounds for graduation from hypothesis to theory.

IOW, "String theory" is really just "string hypothesis".

[onedoug]

But that at lower energies the same mathematics exactly describe general relativity. Thus from that perspective, it’s a pretty good theory.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks BroJoeK.