>> Karl Popper didn't invent falsifiability, he discovered it. > Yes, and he discovered it using non-scientific techniques developed in the field of philosophy

>> Karl Popper didn't invent falsifiability, he discovered it. > Yes, and he discovered it using non-scientific techniques developed in the field of philosophy. This misses my point, which is that anyone could have noticed the existence of falsifiability, and the fact that a philosopher noticed it means nothing. The reason? The topic is ideas, not people who uncover ideas. > I haven't much else substantive to say, except that you seem to have a chip on your shoulder about philosophy, which you construe as the works of a small group of French intellectuals from the middle of the Twentieth century. You're assigning to me a viewpoint I've never held nor expressed. You've also abandoned the topic. > You're also not averse to making assumptions about the beliefs of the people you're talking to based on no evidence but your own prejudices and limited understanding. Ah -- so it is I who is making assumptions about the beliefs of others (something I have never done). Thanks for clearing that up, and I advise you to re-read your own posts. > That isn't conducive to fruitful conversations. It can't hold a candle to abandoning the topic entirely and moving instead into a personal discussion bearing no relevance to the topic of discussion.