Universe from Nothing?

[Esquilax]

---This is not an accurate representation of the state of scientific theory. Special relativity is not merely descriptive; it is predictive - as are most of the more robust theories of modern science. It isn't much of a theory if it does not have predictive power. You are underselling science, in order to downplay the scripted-ness of the universe.

Yes, but they're predictive theories based upon data gathered through stimulus/response testing and experimentation. That's why we have a basis for them, and why we can confirm them. A theory conceived without the initial stimulus/response is just a guess.