According to Karl Popper, hypotheses which are dense in the space of possible worlds are unscientific.
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Replying to @ModelOfTheory
What do you think of this one: Hypotheses X which are sparse in the space of hypotheses posited in worlds where X is true are unscientific
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Replying to @BagelDaughter
I don't understand this one. What does "sparse" mean here?
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Replying to @ModelOfTheory
"Uncommon", "Relatively unlikely to be posited". Overall: An hypothesis X which, if true, would mostly yield observers who wouldn't posit X
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Replying to @BagelDaughter
Ah. Hypotheses which are evidence against themselves.
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Replying to @ModelOfTheory @BagelDaughter
Like hypotheses that imply most observers are Boltzmann brains who would not have observed the evidence that suggested the hypothesis.
6:37 PM - 16 Oct 2017
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