Listener Crossword No. 4843 Excuses,...
Crosswords0 min ago
No best answer has yet been selected by lootmaker. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.
For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I am always fascinated by sludge's contributions.
BUT....
Popper said (I think) that to be a scientific hypothesis the statement has to be falsifiable,
that is one is able to construct an experiment that will show it is false, if it is false.
Thus the statment there is a tiger behind the door is falsiable by the expt of opening the door and looking.
if however one says, no no the tiger being intelligner heard you coming, and has run behind the sofa, then one can see, with a little imagination that the statmeent is not falsifiable......
Having said that, I have only read Popper on scientific induction - see above for smudges v clear exposition on poppers way round hume's refutation of baconian induction (!!)
and i cant recollect reading anythiing by popper on religtion.
I am always fascinated by sludge's contributions.
BUT....
Popper said (I think) that to be a scientific hypothesis the statement has to be falsifiable,
that is one is able to construct an experiment that will show it is false, if it is false.
Thus the statment there is a tiger behind the door is falsiable by the expt of opening the door and looking.
if however one says, no no the tiger being intelligner heard you coming, and has run behind the sofa, then one can see, with a little imagination that the statmeent is not falsifiable......
Having said that, I have only read Popper on scientific induction - see above for smudges v clear exposition on poppers way round hume's refutation of baconian induction (!!)
and i cant recollect reading anythiing by popper on religtion.
Sorry, we can't find any related questions. Try using the search bar at the top of the page to search for some keywords, or choose a topic and submit your own question.