[pcottraux]

Of course they are “made up”. All theories are made up by someone. Then you test them to see if they are right. That’s how science works.

But in Freud's case, the claim is that a lot of his theories were never tested or proclaimed factual without any real, or at the very questionable, backing. Also known as "pseudo-science."

[Hugin]

True. The “testing” is ongoing. I just thought it was an interesting way to put it.