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That might still be preferable to coming up with theories explaining mechanisms we don't fully understand and then looking for data which might prove it. That m
by wwtrv 4y ago
That might still be preferable to coming up with theories explaining mechanisms we don't fully understand and then looking for data which might prove it. That might become especially problematic when scientists stake their entire careers on it. We might end up with situations similar the amyloid hypothesis which likely tuned out to be a dead end a huge waste time & resources.
- matheusmoreira 4y ago> coming up with theories explaining mechanisms we don't fully understand and then looking for data which might prove it Also known as the scientific method.
- thyrsus 4y agoEqually, if not more, important to the scientific method is gathering data that might disprove it.