Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Science (2) Successes and Mistakes


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Science is not just made up of mistakes.  It is about formulating a hypothesis and systematically testing it.  In the end, the scientist looks for evidence that supports this hypothesis.  But to Jules Verne's point, mistakes (e.g. misstated hypothesis) that occur within a well designed methodology and well conducted study can be just as illuminating of truth as successes (e.g. supported hypothesis).
 

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