Redrawn to include 3 outcomes: "provisionally true", "provisionally false", and "not provisionally true or false".
Yes, part of a valid hypothesis is a description of the data that would falsify it. For a non-falsifiable hypothesis data (now or later) would not matter.
Note the category "not provisionally true or false" includes true statements. The debate is over whether these are all tautologies.
Where do you put "falsifiable?" Is it presumed to be part of the definition of a valid hypothesis?
ReplyDeleteRedrawn to include 3 outcomes: "provisionally true", "provisionally false", and "not provisionally true or false".
ReplyDeleteYes, part of a valid hypothesis is a description of the data that would falsify it. For a non-falsifiable hypothesis data (now or later) would not matter.
Note the category "not provisionally true or false" includes true statements. The debate is over whether these are all tautologies.