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Anonymous Mon Sep 16 15:49:47 2013 No.6031436 [Reply] [Original]

>Problem of induction and the scientific method

discuss.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 16 15:55:17 2013 No.6031454 >>6031436 It's not a problem. It's how we do business. It's worked so far. If it stops working, we may have to panic and find something else, but so far, so good.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 16 19:16:15 2013 No.6031840 >>6031436 Your recently read "The New Hume Debate" ? But you know, Hume was fat. And British.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 16 19:17:14 2013 No.6031842 >>6031454 >It's not a problem What is the difference between science and pseudo-science?

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 16 19:25:15 2013 No.6031854 >>6031840 he existed before usa existed, so he had little choice but be british if he didn't want to be french or something vile like that

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 16 19:27:15 2013 No.6031858 people who have taken an intermediate philosophy class seem to think this is a big problem. anyone who is an actual science field is not so terrified.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 16 19:37:45 2013 No.6031882 >>6031854 >french or something vile like that NTM FDP

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 16 19:38:15 2013 No.6031887 >>6031842 You can't reproduce the pseudo-scientists experiments.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 16 19:40:45 2013 No.6031890 >>6031858 It actually is a big deal for mathematicians and physicists in terms of who can enjoy their own farts more when talking about "proof"