Proofs tell us only of internal consistency,not whether a claim is true other than a claim of internal consistency. In math we claim only proof not truth. In logic only inference from given contingent premises. In empiricism only correspondence. In Construction only possibility.
Source date (UTC): 2019-06-07 23:07:39 UTC
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@Prussian_Reborn Restated scientifically: when someone claims he cannot falsify a theory, one treats it as any other theory, by attempting to identify conditions that falsify it. If one cannot, then it remains a truth candidate until additional knowledge permits falsification….
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@Prussian_Reborn Restated scientifically: when someone claims he cannot falsify a theory, one treats it as any other theory, by attempting to identify conditions that falsify it. If one cannot, then it remains a truth candidate until additional knowledge permits falsification….
Original post: https://x.com/i/web/status/1137132802569310209
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