> I disagree that a problem with theory-A means theory-A is not "true." Our favorite theories: say relativity or QM have plenty of problems but we still work on

> I disagree that a problem with theory-A means theory-A is not "true." Our favorite theories: say relativity or QM have plenty of problems but we still work on them. I think you're actually agreeing here with mjburgess' point that therefore theory-A should be taken as the basis for a research paradigm.