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This is true, to an extent. However, as a good scientist I try to frame my questions so that the answer cannot be 'no'. Instead of asking, "does this object d
by toufka 15y ago
This is true, to an extent. However, as a good scientist I try to frame my questions so that the answer cannot be 'no'. Instead of asking, "does this object do this?" I ask, "what does this object do?" or, "I've logically deduced that this object must do A or B; now I will do an experiment to falsify A, and another to falsify B - whichever stands must be true."
Instead of asking questions with a binary result, I try to frame them with an open ended result. It's not always easy to do. And sometimes some answers are more interesting/cooler than others. Further, there are some disciplines/questions which can only be answered with a yes/no answer. But because we know quite well the risks of failure we oftentimes try to mitigate it up front.