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I wonder: where has this hypothesis been operationalized and turned into a testable prediction (forward-looking or retroactive)?

• aDyslecticCrow 1y ago
  Doesn't seem very testable. Doubt we will ever really answer it satisfactorily. Its more of a philosophical or ideological stance.
  • xpe 1y ago
    The summary on Wikipedia doesn't sound very testable. Maybe the original sources are clearer? In any case, I bet the hypothesis could be tightened up if one specified what one means by scientific progress. Perhaps some blend of: (1) data collection; (2) hypotheses generation; (3) hypotheses testing; (4) communicating results; (5) teaching; (6) inspiring others to do science; (7) cross pollination of ideas; (8) building the scientific community; (9) fundraising for science? Something else? A dedicated team could suggest a metric and test the hypothesis.