Dear Rascal .... I am, truly, impressed with your ideas. Without a Physics department and a budget of a few sqillion dollars or so, none of us is likely to come up with a theory of everything.
My understanding of Hypothesis, Theory and Fact is as follows;
IMO
An Hypothesis is, on the face of it, something that supplies an explanation for the known phenomena and is therefore worthy of investigation by others.
A Theory is an Hypothesis that is clearly demonstrated by Mathamatics to be acceptable and does not disagree with the known Laws.
A Fact or Principle or Law is a Theory that has been proven mathamatically and experimentally to be correct.
To be truthful, no one on this forum has a theory. What we call theories are hypothesis. Unfortunately this is all that most will remain. In a world of scarce resources, limited budgets, and numerous problems, only those of us that have managed to obtain political credibility, by fair means or foul, are likely to have their hypothesis taken seriously. Of course, rare genius may break thru these statistical obstacles occasionally. Who knows, they may even come from this forum. One thing is for certain, it won't be me.
In my opinion, your theory is up there. Your theory, along with Dave's and Lloyds are three that have honestly caused me to stop in my tracks, reevaulate what I knew, and forced me to the distasteful conclusion that I knew less than I thought I did. Not an easy thing to accomplish with a bastard like me. So this is not faint praise.
Whether you will get the political break, the lucky acknowledgment, the good fortune, so that it is picked up by those with the power and will to advance it remains to be seen.
I, who have no theory of my own, no axe to grind, have criticised yours knowing the obstacles you face, and that most likely you have taken it as far as you can humanly do so. I am ashamed!
The richer the booty, the thicker the parasites, and that definition alone shows that you have a worthy Hypothesis/Theory. Lets not dispute between these terms.
Unfortunately, I learn best by pulling things to bits. This of course is never appreciated when it is someone else's thing. However, Rascal, I am no more than a Devils Advocate, and as such you will benefit in the long run. You will face, and by the sound of it, have already faced, much worse than this.
I am still considering your most recent post.
cool bananas ... greg