Ep 91: David Deutsch‘s ”The Fabric of Reality” Chapter 3 “Problem Solving” Part 2
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The Scientific Method Is Not About the Methods of Criticism
The stages of a scientific discovery are seldom completed in sequence at the first attempt. There is usually repeated backtracking before each stage is completed, or rather solved. We can criticise and reject theories without bothering to do any experiments purely on the grounds that they explain no more than the prevailing theories which they contradict yet make new unexplained assertions. But we know this isn't true because we know all those stories of serendipity in science.
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