Every stray thought is now considered a theory.
In my view, no idea can make a valid claim to being a theory unless an unbroken chain of causal events from established reality to the effects claimed by the theory can be explained in a logical, natural language progression of ideas.
Anything less is at best hypothetical and at worst mere speculation.
This does not discount the possibility of an inspiration giving a radical but correct answer without a conscious process of analysis supporting the conclusion provided.
In such rare instances, I suggest it likely that the truly amazing abilities of the subconscious mind have completed a detailed analysis without the process entering conscious awareness.
Having become aware of what appears to be a valid leap of understanding it then becomes obligatory to formulate and explain a process by which the known may be logically extended to align with the hypothesized conclusion reached.
Unless such a process can be successfully achieved, any claim to theoretical relevance must be set aside.
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