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An Example of a “Best Theory” Without Refuting Competitors
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An Example of a “Best Theory” Without Refuting Competitors

Posted on April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 by Bruce Nielson

The following is a seeming example of an explanation that is a “best explanation” yet we never actually refute any of the competing theories. How…

Roger Penrose Challenges Popper’s Falsifiability Criteria
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Roger Penrose Challenges Popper’s Falsifiability Criteria

Posted on March 11, 2021April 11, 2021 by Bruce Nielson

Many years ago I read Roger Penrose’s books and found that he had a strong challenge to Popper’s demarcation of science based on falsifiability. This…

Are Hypotheses Naively Refutable?
Critical Rationalism

Are Hypotheses Naively Refutable?

Posted on February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 by Bruce Nielson

Upfront apologies for this post. It’s a bit messy. That’s because I’m exploring ideas that I’m confused about and I’m seeking other’s thoughts to clarify…

Naïve Falsification vs Theory-to-Theory Comparison
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Naïve Falsification vs Theory-to-Theory Comparison

Posted on January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 by Bruce Nielson

In my historical posts, I compared the epistemology of Kuhn and Popper and pointed out that they actually agree on a lot more than people…

“Evidence-Based Medicine”
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“Evidence-Based Medicine”

Posted on October 15, 2020November 26, 2020 by Bruce Nielson

While studying for school, I came across these two lectures: here and here. These lectures talk about “evidence-based medicine” which it defines as identical to…


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