If you can't test it, it's not theorics -- it's metatheorics. A branch of philosophy. So, if you want to think of it this way, our test equipment is what defines the boundary separating theorics from philosophy.

Neal Stephenson
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Metatheory is the branch of philosophy that attempts to explain the nature of theory by applying philosophical analysis. In other words, metatheory attempts to understand the nature of theory with reference to the nature of knowledge. Theorics are, by definition, theories. Thus, metatheory is a way of understanding theory itself.

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