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I think Popper's concept of Falsificationism is best put by Asimov in his essay The Relativity of Wrong [0]. The thesis is that Science never has the perfect mo
by Double_Cast 11y ago
I think Popper's concept of Falsificationism is best put by Asimov in his essay The Relativity of Wrong [0]. The thesis is that Science never has the perfect model. Instead of directly arriving at The Truth, it continuously refines imperfect models by reducing error. In this view, the difference between "confirm" and "provide evidence for" is simply a matter of degree.
[0] http://chem.tufts.edu/AnswersInScience/RelativityofWrong.htm http://chem.tufts.edu/AnswersInScience/RelativityofWrong.htm