On the Success of Scientific Theories

[Exian]

So it could be phrased this way: If a prediction made by a scientific theory comes true, does the scientific theory inherit the state of being true? Why not, I say. If the prediction ends up being false, then the theory is wrong. I don't think the line of logic is reiterating itself, because its dealing with two different bodies, the theory and the prediction, and putting them up against "true". "Our best scientific theories are successful" is self-evident. Why are they successful? Because the definition of a successful theory is that it makes predictions that comes true, and we can see that the predictions come true.