[JoachimSchipper]

> I do wonder whether the hypothesis could be tested

Data point: everyone who evaluates crypto constructions says not to roll your own.

[dankent]

That's what leads me to being reasonably sure the hypothesis is valid.

As a scientist, though, I'm always going to wonder whether there is a way to subject it to a proper test rather than just relying on opinion (no matter how much I respect those opinions)