"by believing in unprovable theories"
There is the rub. Unprovable theories are not science.
The technobabble is probably only the first step. The next step is probably to start collecting data to see if this theory holds water. The step after that is designing a series of experiments to *test* the theory.
Alas, since this is merely a fanfic the rest will presumably happen off-screen.
As any scientist will tell you, theories are the *easy* part.
The real science takes place after.
There is the rub. Unprovable theories are not science.
The technobabble is probably only the first step. The next step is probably to start collecting data to see if this theory holds water. The step after that is designing a series of experiments to *test* the theory.
Alas, since this is merely a fanfic the rest will presumably happen off-screen.
As any scientist will tell you, theories are the *easy* part.
The real science takes place after.