Learn English – Word for theories that can neither be proven nor disproven scientifically

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I'm afraid I know nothing about philosophy. However, for a part of my course I'm currently studying the mind body problem. Many of the theories I come across can neither be proven nor disproven by scientific means. Is there a word to describe this phenomenon?

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the term you are looking for is unfalsifiable, according to Collins Dictionary:

unable to be shown as false, although possibly not true

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