You should probably actually read Popper before putting words in his mouth.
According to Popper, not matter how much scientific evidence we have in favor of e.g. theory of relativity, all it needs is one experiment that will falsify it, and then all good scientists should stop believing in it.
You found this claim in a book of his? Or did you read some Wikipedia, or what?
For example, this is a quote from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy:
Popper has always drawn a clear distinction between the logic of falsifiability and its applied methodology. The logic of his theory is utterly simple: if a single ferrous metal is unaffected by a magnetic field it cannot be the case that all ferrous metals are affected by magnetic fields. Logically speaking, a scientific law is conclusively falsifiable although it is not conclusively verifiable. Methodologically, however, the situation is much more complex: no observation is free from the possibility of error—consequently we may question whether our experimental result was what it appeared to be.
Thus, while advocating falsifiability as the criterion of demarcation for science, Popper explicitly allows for the fact that in practice a single conflicting or counter-instance is never sufficient methodologically to falsify a theory, and that scientific theories are often retained even though much of the available evidence conflicts with them, or is anomalous with respect to them.
You guys still do that whole “virtue of scholarship” thing, or what?
You guys still do that whole “virtue of scholarship” thing, or what?
Well, this specific guy has a job and a family, and studying “what Popper believed” is quite low on his list of priorities. If you want to provide a more educated answer to curi, go ahead.
If you have a job and a family, and don’t have time to get into what Popper actually said, maybe don’t offer your opinion on what Popper actually said? That’s just introducing bad stuff into a discussion for no reason.
Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen.
No. That’s your interpretation. You have agency too to interpret what I say with clarity. You also value bold conjecture. So that’s again your problem to work out what I mean and how to apply it.
Everything you say in your post, about Popper issues, demonstrates huge ignorance.
Do you even know the name of Popper’s philosophy?
It seems that you’re completely out of your depth.
The reason you have trouble applying reason is b/c u understand reason badly.
I have a thought. Since you are a philosopher, would your valuable time not be better spent doing activities philosophers engage in, such as writing papers for philosophy journals?
Rather than arguing with people on the internet?
If you are here because you are fishing for people to go join your forum, may I suggest that this place is an inefficient use of your time? It’s mostly dead now, and will be fully dead soon.
I have a low opinion of academic philosophers and philosophy journals. I was hoping to find a little intelligence somewhere. I have tried a lot of places. If you have better suggestions than philosophy journals or LW, let me know.
The virtue of silence is one of our 12 virtues here. That you don’t know speaks to ignorance on your part. And perhaps on taking your own advice you might not have made this post at all. And maybe you would have learnt something instead.
You should probably actually read Popper before putting words in his mouth.
You found this claim in a book of his? Or did you read some Wikipedia, or what?
For example, this is a quote from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy:
You guys still do that whole “virtue of scholarship” thing, or what?
Well, this specific guy has a job and a family, and studying “what Popper believed” is quite low on his list of priorities. If you want to provide a more educated answer to curi, go ahead.
If you have a job and a family, and don’t have time to get into what Popper actually said, maybe don’t offer your opinion on what Popper actually said? That’s just introducing bad stuff into a discussion for no reason.
Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen.
“The virtue of silence.”
Yeah, good points in both comments. Why don’t you come to my forum where we’ll appreciate them? :)
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/fallible-ideas/info
I don’t think you and I have much to talk about.
Why?
a. virtue of silence
b. it’s your job to work that out.
What happened to NVC (Non-Violent Communication)? Your comments are purely intended to hurt me.
No. That’s your interpretation. You have agency too to interpret what I say with clarity. You also value bold conjecture. So that’s again your problem to work out what I mean and how to apply it.
I have a thought. Since you are a philosopher, would your valuable time not be better spent doing activities philosophers engage in, such as writing papers for philosophy journals?
Rather than arguing with people on the internet?
If you are here because you are fishing for people to go join your forum, may I suggest that this place is an inefficient use of your time? It’s mostly dead now, and will be fully dead soon.
I have a low opinion of academic philosophers and philosophy journals. I was hoping to find a little intelligence somewhere. I have tried a lot of places. If you have better suggestions than philosophy journals or LW, let me know.
The virtue of silence is one of our 12 virtues here. That you don’t know speaks to ignorance on your part. And perhaps on taking your own advice you might not have made this post at all. And maybe you would have learnt something instead.