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Comment author: JoshuaZ 10 May 2013 03:03:01AM 0 points [-]

it made testable predictions and was falsified for them

Do you have specific examples in mind?

Comment author: whowhowho 12 May 2013 02:42:09PM 0 points [-]

Phlogiston. Falsified because combusted materials gain weight.

Comment author: JoshuaZ 12 May 2013 03:33:02PM 0 points [-]

Ah, I was confused by your statement and thought that "it" meant string theory.