Sunday, April 28, 2019

Backreaction: Yes, scientific theories have to be falsifiable. Why do we even have to talk about this?

Backreaction: Yes, scientific theories have to be falsifiable. Why do we even have to talk about this?
Thursday, April 25, 2019

Yes, scientific theories have to be falsifiable. Why do we even have to talk about this?

The task of scientists is to find useful descriptions for our observations. 
By useful I mean that the descriptions are either predictive or explain data already collected. 
An explanation is anything that is simpler than just storing the data itself.

An hypothesis that is not falsifiable through observation is optional. 
You may believe in it or not. 
Such hypotheses belong into the realm of religion. 
That much is clear, and I doubt any scientist would disagree with that..."
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