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I've never really understood this logic, primarily because as a theory it's not really falsifiable. If the concept could be applied to anything then it has lost
by CPLX 10y ago
I've never really understood this logic, primarily because as a theory it's not really falsifiable. If the concept could be applied to anything then it has lost all normative powers.
Should we positively reinforce people who jump of cliffs convinced they have a novel scientific theory of gravity that will allow them to fly? Presumably not. Then presumably we should take a similar view of those who attempt things that are similarly scientifically impossible, even if said impossibility is less obvious to a lay observer.
- embwbam 10y agoMaybe the first person to do so, sure. One of the reasons you know that never works (besides physics :) is that people have tried it.
- WWKong 10y agoThink science vs engineering. The scientific method is to make an observation, hypothesis,validation through experimentation. Even if you prove your hypothesis false it is a win for science. These bleeding edge projects are as much about science as engineering.