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Couldn't adding more assumptions also make it easier to falsify? Like if the assumptions obviously lead to inconsistencies or if the added assumption is require
by hderms 10y ago
Couldn't adding more assumptions also make it easier to falsify? Like if the assumptions obviously lead to inconsistencies or if the added assumption is required for the hypotheses and happens to be easier to test in isolation, then one could throwout the hypothesis while only checking a single assumption.
- Natanael_L 10y agoFewer assumptions = special cases and exceptions stand out more and are harder to integrate without altering the theory beyond recognition. More assumptions = more moving parts. Because the idea is that the theory will be tweaked anyway. Nothing's gonna be perfect on the first try.