[sethammons]

a similar thing happens with folks when debugging. They assume something, and test their assumption and can happily declare victory. Instead, they should be testing _against_ their assumptions to prove their theory wrong.

[msla]

> Instead, they should be testing _against_ their assumptions to prove their theory wrong.

I think this mindset should be taught explicitly starting in grade school.

If you have an idea, think how you'd disprove it, and test it. If you can't think of how you'd disprove it, that's a strike against the idea. If you can't test it, that should at least make you suspicious.

[gowld]

In theory, that's the scientific method, but aomehwt we've evolving this weird grade school science project "scientificky" method in it's place.