RE: Falsifiability is a stupid criterion
July 19, 2012 at 1:24 pm
(This post was last modified: July 19, 2012 at 1:31 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Truth as a concept is often taken as absolute while truth in practice (and especially so in science) is often an approximation. Falsifiability and verification, like any tools, have pros and cons. One without the other may be very strong in specific circumstances but overall their value is greatly increased by being paired with each other. Consider for a moment if I asked you to assemble a kit airplane with a screwdriver. A herculean task. How about a screwdriver and wrench? As we add tools the task becomes more manageable. On the other hand, some tools have no use for a given task, in the example above, if I were to add a rubber chicken as a tool I doubt that your workload would decrease, or your ability to complete the task would increase. As far as how people perceive science and truth, there are probably plenty of people that think science is saying "this is completely true" when it's more akin to "this isn't completely wrong"...lol.
It is an amusing thing to ponder over though, the times we've gotten the answer right and the steps wrong, steps right-answer wrong, or whether or not any of these tools we use are actually good at what they do -or we just happen to be incredibly lucky- stumbling upon "the answers" while we hold onto tools which aren't actually doing anything at all.
It is an amusing thing to ponder over though, the times we've gotten the answer right and the steps wrong, steps right-answer wrong, or whether or not any of these tools we use are actually good at what they do -or we just happen to be incredibly lucky- stumbling upon "the answers" while we hold onto tools which aren't actually doing anything at all.
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