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>Congrats on the weight loss. Thank you. Much appreciated. >Just because something works doesn't mean your hypothesis as to WHY it works is true. But in gen
by farinasa 13y ago
>Congrats on the weight loss.
Thank you. Much appreciated.
>Just because something works doesn't mean your hypothesis as to WHY it works is true.
But in general, it actually does. This is how science works. You get an idea that doing something will produce a result. If you do that thing and see the expected result, that indicates a successful hypothesis. After that the conversation devolves into existential questions on whether humans can really know.
- whiddershins 13y agoAh, the oldest scientific trap. In actuality you must form a hypothesis, then construct an experiment designed to DISPROVE the hypothesis. For example, for how many months must I eat 4000 calories a day without altering exercise or gaining weight (just hypothetically) before I cause you to reconsider your hypothesis.
- farinasa 13y agoTo disprove a hypothesis, you must already have data. You can't form a hypothesis without data. How can I start to collect data to disprove a hypothesis I haven't come up with yet? Well to get initial data, you must have some guidance in the data you decide to collect. There must be structure, a control, standardized values. You can't form a proper experiment without first having a hypothesis. Your goal is not to prove it correct regardless of the results, your goal is to gain insight on your hypothesis base on the results. I never said you must prove your hypothesis correct. But the goal is certainly to assess the accuracy of your estimation. Your comment is really just a strawman tactic anyway. Thread derailed.