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by scott_s 4272 days ago
Criticizing an experiment's methodology is not only done all the time - including by other scientists - but it is absolutely necessary to ensure that the experiments are actually doing science. There are many pseudo-scientists out there who think they have experiments that demonstrate the existence of silly things like ESP, or the efficacy of their snake oil. But, upon inspection, their experiments are not valid.