Well said, Geonuc.

This thread was obviously a straw man designed to discredit Popper from the get go. A better question than whether falsificationism matters in science -- of course it does; just watch any discussion between mainstream scientists and ATMers or CTers -- is why are many scientists grossed out by the thought that a philosopher may have had something valid to say about science? It's because they see it as an unacceptable intrusion into their "turf".

It's no more than a corporatist kneejerk response.

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