In Physics, in order to test a theory, you must be able to extract a number from it.
It does not matter how, if it is exact, or numerical, or a message from God: a number has to come out of the formulas in the end, and you have to compare it with the experimental data.
Many theoretical physicists seem to forget this in their lectures, see also: Section "How to teach and learn physics".
It is quite beautiful to look at it like that.
That which previous generations would treat as magical, and divine.
We are doing better and better right now.
Of course, in a way, humans are trying and often successfully predicting certain daily aspects of the future all the time. Will this car stop if I cross the road? Will this glass break if I drop it?
But there's a beauty to the level of precision that can be achieved with physics and other natural sciences.
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