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fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

Not Even Wrong

Physicist Wolfgang Pauli dismissed a muddled theory with this single, scathing line: "That is not only not right; it is not even wrong." It sounds pedantic, but Pauli's point is an important one. Some claims are wrong not because they contradict evidence, but because they can't be tested at all. And that distinction is just as relevant when debating on social media today as it was when applied in the field of 20th-century physics.
Philosophy
Atlanta Braves
fromBattery Power
1 month ago

Predict the Braves' next manager

Talking Chop has evidence-based comment debates and a proposed points-based 'Big Board' to score predictions about the Braves' next manager.
Philosophy
fromPhilosophynow
3 months ago

Popper, Science & Democracy

Falsifiability distinguishes scientific theories from other forms of thinking, as true scientific statements must be rigorously testable and potentially disprovable.
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