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by phaemon 1766 days ago
That is literally the opposite of how scientific hypotheses start.

I'm guessing you're not a scientist.
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pfarrell 1766 days ago
Exactly. Most scientific hypotheses start after “hmm… that’s weird.”
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inter_netuser 1766 days ago
how do they start?
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mindcrime 1766 days ago
Inductive inference from empirical observation? Abductive inference "to the best explanation" to try and explain some apparent anomaly?
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