A theory can be proved by experiment; but no path leads from experiment to the birth of a theory.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It is an acknowledged truth in philosophy that a just theory will always be confirmed by experiment.
The end of science is not to prove a theory, but to improve mankind.
Don't confuse hypothesis and theory. The former is a possible explanation; the latter, the correct one. The establishment of theory is the very purpose of science.
I'm not sure what theory is, unless it's the pursuit of fundamental questions.
The strongest arguments prove nothing so long as the conclusions are not verified by experience. Experimental science is the queen of sciences and the goal of all speculation.
Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a sign that you have neither understood the theory nor the problem which it was intended to solve.
A good scientific theory is one which is falsifiable, which has not been falsified.
It is through science that we prove, but through intuition that we discover.
Theorists can create all sorts of theories which go beyond the Standard Model. But there's not one bit of experimental evidence to point out which way you should go.
There can be theory but, you know, the problem is you've got to be able to test it. So theories are one thing, testing is another.