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>> No.9879782
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>Sokal and Bricmont write, "When a theory successfully withstands an attempt at falsification, a scientist will, quite naturally, consider the theory to be partially confirmed and will accord it a greater likelihood or a higher subjective probability. ... But Popper will have none of this: throughout his life he was a stubborn opponent of any idea of 'confirmation' of a theory, or even of its 'probability'. ... [but] the history of science teaches us that scientific theories come to be accepted above all because of their successes."

>> No.9879857

>>9879782
Yeah, gotta love that logic. Social Acceptance = Confirmed Truth. After all, it's "quite natural".

How many layers of fallacies does that statement contain?

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>>9879857

>> No.9879883

>>9879880
it's a function of pragmatic value, not power

>> No.9879912

>>9879883
that comes after

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>>9879731

>> No.9879979

Itt: sjw majors butt mad over the sokal affair, the utter btfoing ot /lit/ by /sci/.

>> No.9879994

>>9879731
This guy has pedo face.