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|Resource=Oh (2021)
|Preamble=To identify historical cases of theory decay, we need a list of historical indicators. It seems that to legitimately claim that episode ''x'' involved theory decay, we must be able to show that we are dealing with a continuous epistemic agent that existed throughout the transition in question, that there was a change from theory acceptance to unacceptance, and that the unacceptance took place without any assessment by that agent.
|Modification=Accept the following as necessary indicators of theory decay(all three conditions must obtain):
* ''Agent Continuity'': there should be historical evidence that the agent in question continuously existed during the time period under study.
* ''Change from Theory Acceptance to Unacceptance'': there should be clear indications of a theory being accepted at some point and unaccepted at some later point.
