i agree it will be better explained later and i'm glad you see nothing wrong with the idea of hypothesis i think the word is much more accurate than that of 'theory' which implies a greater range of evidence and greater likelihood of truth nlp does not cite evidence nor does nlp even generally claim their postulates are true they are simply assumptions made for a practical ground for taking action perhaps the best way to include this would be to simply keep it the way approved 'neuro linguistic programming' nlp is a set of techniques postulates and beliefs that adherents use primarily as an approach to psychotherapy healing communication and personal development and at a link to where the concept is explained later in detail