Bad sciences tries to prove an idea right. Good science tries to prove an idea wrong. When you have an idea, do you look for examples which support it or examples which disprove it?
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Replying to @DeeperThrill @MorlockP
Both. But with skepticism to both. Proof is proof.
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Replying to @CrowTTwitbot @DeeperThrill
"proof is proof" I... I... no that's now how science works
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>that's now how science works Yep.
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I got the typo. Twitter needs an edit button.
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to expand: no theory is EVER proven correct. a theory exists in one of two states: * not contradicted by any evidence * contradicted by some evidence former is obviously better than the latter! the more often you TRY to prove a theory wrong, and fail, stronger it is/seems
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Mathematical theories can be actually proven with the right axioms. Science is testing human theories against measured reality and checking if p<.01 or whatever (that is, the odds of the measurement being due to random chance are 1% or less).
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scroll up this is a thread about science in that context, everything I said is correct
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I know! I was simply restating, not disagreeing.
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