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Old 12-July-2004, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by beskeptical
I bring this up to ask, what is it that can't be falsified? .
One often hears that man first learned how to use fire by observing lighting strikes and/or tinkering around volcanoes. As trivial as it sounds, this statement cannot be tested or verified and is scientifically irrelevant. It should not be included in scientific texts without emphasizing the point that this is speculation or hypothesis, not a supportable theory.
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