10-15-2013, 08:42 PM
Reminds me of astrology. Sequential brain scans (fMRI) and telescopes
provide information that is experimentally verifiable and that serves as
the basis for all manner of hypotheses. But the fact that the future
positions of planets can be predicted does not prove (or disprove)
that these positions can be used to predict what my day will be like
tomorrow.
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Rather like Climate Change, and next week's weather! There is also that business whereby all kinds of interesting-sounding research findings get to be published, while dull stuff does not.
provide information that is experimentally verifiable and that serves as
the basis for all manner of hypotheses. But the fact that the future
positions of planets can be predicted does not prove (or disprove)
that these positions can be used to predict what my day will be like
tomorrow.
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Rather like Climate Change, and next week's weather! There is also that business whereby all kinds of interesting-sounding research findings get to be published, while dull stuff does not.