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In science we only have hypotheses -- disproven and as-yet-not-disproven. Granted, some hypotheses are less supported by data, often due to lack of data, and t
by cryptonector 7y ago
In science we only have hypotheses -- disproven and as-yet-not-disproven. Granted, some hypotheses are less supported by data, often due to lack of data, and this one might be such a hypothesis, but, in science rejecting an idea as a hypothesis is oxymoronic.
- uryga 7y agoyeah but presenting a hypothesis as fact (as the title does) is misleading at best. something like "A new hypothesis re: the development of recursive language" would be better
- cryptonector 7y agoThe second paragraph of TFA starts with "This new hypothesis" and goes from there. Titles are titles -- they've been clickbait since before we had mice to click on links with.
- DEADBEEFC0FFEE 7y agoEvery newspaper headline ever, is a form of clickbait.