Re: "a lot of scientifc theories are not falsifiable&qu
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Originally Posted by Disinfo Agent
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Originally Posted by soupdragon2
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Originally Posted by Disinfo Agent
If there is no way to test the theory, then it isn't exposed to fasifiability at all.
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Oh, dear. I can see this going to be tough. If a theory cannot be tested, it is not falisfiable. It is illogical to say that if it can't be tested then it is not exposed to...
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I thought you were only going to address the issue of the falsifiability criterium for a theory to be scientific.
I once made the point that testability can be a bit more general in this forum, though that also depends on what one understands by “theory”.
Perhaps you should give us your definition of "theory" as well...  |
Disinfo,
Perhaps this link sums up what's really been going on here, at least on one side. Or at least the most amusing song in a particular musical about Texas, as sung by Charles Durning.
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