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by simbolit 904 days ago
I am not objecting to the finding or the show, I am objecting to the casual use of "prove" where something has merely been plausibly suggested.
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Correct. Things can be disproved by a counterexample, but not proved.

A theory that "tips are always determined only by service quality" is indeed disproved by Myth Busters. But that's not what he said.