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> You do experiments specifically because you have some a priori reason to think that this experiment will tell you something interesting. There's a big differ
by kerkeslager 9y ago
> You do experiments specifically because you have some a priori reason to think that this experiment will tell you something interesting.
There's a big difference between saying, "This experiment will tell me something interesting" and "This is the interesting thing that this experiment will tell me". The former is what you're describing, the latter is what I'm objecting to.
- albedoa 9y agoThen you are objecting to a strawman. "This experiment promises interesting results" is different from "I promise that this experiment will yield interesting results". As in, it's a completely different definition. Hence the the inclusion of "at least" in the source quote, which wouldn't make sense alongside the other definition. See the dictionary links that have been posted multiple times.
- kerkeslager 9y agoHm, I can see how the wording of the article is ambiguous.