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- From: jeff@aiai.ed.ac.uk (Jeff Dalton)
- Newsgroups: sci.philosophy.tech
- Subject: Re: Induction v. Karl Popper
- Message-ID: <7883@skye.ed.ac.uk>
- Date: 10 Nov 92 14:36:43 GMT
- References: <1992Oct29.133849.10933@oracorp.com> <27526@castle.ed.ac.uk>
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- In article <27526@castle.ed.ac.uk> cam@castle.ed.ac.uk (Chris Malcolm) writes:
- >In article <1992Oct29.133849.10933@oracorp.com> daryl@oracorp.com (Daryl McCullough) writes:
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- >>Popper's suggestion is that we not judge a theory based on its origin,
- >>but instead judge a theory by its ability to make accurate predictions.
- >
- >Not quite, but by its failure to make inaccurate predictions.
- >According to Popper a theory accumulates _no_ extra virtue by making
- >more verified predictions. The value of the confirming experiment is a
- >human weakness in scientists, and not logical -- according to Popper.
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- Take that Turing Testers!
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