Tag: logic
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The Structure of Scientific Inference
It is widely believed that the methods of science somehow “prove” scientific facts. You hear reference to “scientific proof” in the news media, and even scientists will use the word “proof” informally to describe a very strong set of evidence. Some theories, such as the theory of gravity, F = M * m * G…
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Who Really Owns You? Owns Me?
It never ceases to amaze me how people change what I say in order to be able to rebut it. Some people “advocate” anarchy, meaning they suggest doing away with government altogether, abolishing it, and forming a free society. That is NOT what I am suggesting, any more than I am suggesting that Santa Claus…