"Richard Alexander" wrote in message
om...

In light of the other replies so far on this thread, I wish I had also
asked for the background of the responder.

Everyone else has said the same thing I have...

A theory *must* make predictions, that's what a theory is, predictions must
be testable. As I said, *by definition* a theory *must be* testable. If
it's not, it's not a theory.