Science should stick to experiments that have a proven track record of distinguishing competing hypotheses, like dropping balls off towers.
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@MemberOfSpecies The only known way of determining whether or not an experiment disproves a hypotheses is to do the experient.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@superlativeish Exactly. If we are to be well-grounded in our choice of experiments, we have to pick ones that have already been done.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MemberOfSpecies Hypothesis: [Experiment that hasn't been done before] correctly distinguishes hypotheses. Proposed experiment: Try it.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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@superlativeish That's too meta. Whether experiments work isn't as important as whether different weights fall at different accelerations.
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