Encyclopedia - Falsifiability: Encyclopedia - Falsifiability
Falsifiability is an important concept in the philosophy of science that amounts to the apparently paradoxical idea that a proposition or...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Falsifiability: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Falsifiability
A Christian theological definition of Falsifiability according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   &...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Falsifiability: Encyclopedia Ii - Falsifiability - Criticism
Thomas Kuhn’s influential book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions argued that scientists work within a conceptual paradigm that de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Falsifiability: Encyclopedia Ii - Falsifiability - Some Examples
Claims about verifiability and falsifiability have been used to criticize various controversial views. Examining these examples shows the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solipsism: Encyclopedia - Solipsism
'Solipsism (from the Latin ipse = "self" and solus = "alone") is the epistemological belief that one's self is the only thing that can be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (sometimes also referred to as ADD) is classified as a neurological disorder characterize...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Model Economics: Encyclopedia Ii - Model Economics - Pitfalls
Model economics - Restrictive unrealistic assumptions. Economic models can be such powerful tools in understanding some economic relati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irreducible Complexity: Encyclopedia Ii - Irreducible Complexity - Criticisms Of Irreducible Complexity
There has been much scientific opposition to the irreducible complexity, with one science writer calling it a "full-blown intellectual su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irreducible Complexity: Encyclopedia Ii - Irreducible Complexity - Criticisms Of Irreducible Complexity
There has been much scientific opposition to the irreducible complexity, with one science writer calling it a "full-blown intellectual su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irreducible Complexity: Encyclopedia Ii - Irreducible Complexity - Stated Examples
Behe and others have suggested a number of biological features that they believe may be irreducibly complex. Irreducible complexity - Fl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irreducible Complexity: Encyclopedia Ii - Irreducible Complexity - Forerunners
The argument from irreducible complexity is a descendant of the teleological argument for God (the argument from design or argument from ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irreducible Complexity: Encyclopedia Ii - Irreducible Complexity - Claimed Significance
Behe argues that organs and biological features which are irreducibly complex cannot be wholly explained by current models of evolution. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irreducible Complexity: Encyclopedia Ii - Irreducible Complexity - Forerunners
The argument from irreducible complexity is a descendant of the teleological argument for God (the argument from design or argument from ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irreducible Complexity: Encyclopedia Ii - Irreducible Complexity - Definitions
The term "irreducible complexity" was originally defined by Behe as: A single system which is composed of several interacting parts that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Model Economics: Encyclopedia Ii - Model Economics - History
One of the major problems addressed by economic models has been understanding economic growth. An early attempt to provide a technique to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irreducible Complexity: Encyclopedia Ii - Irreducible Complexity - Claimed Significance
Behe argues that organs and biological features which are irreducibly complex cannot be wholly explained by current models of evolution. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irreducible Complexity: Encyclopedia Ii - Irreducible Complexity - Definitions
The term "irreducible complexity" was originally defined by Behe as: A single system which is composed of several interacting parts that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irreducible Complexity: Encyclopedia Ii - Irreducible Complexity - Stated Examples
Behe and others have suggested a number of biological features that they believe may be irreducibly complex. Irreducible complexity - Fl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Protoscience: Encyclopedia Ii - Protoscience - Examples Of Protosciences
The most famous modern example of protosciences might be the theory of continental drift as originally proposed by Alfred Wegener (which ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Model Economics: Encyclopedia Ii - Model Economics - Types Of Models
Broadly speaking economic models are stochastic or non-stochastic; discrete or continuous choice. Stochastic models are formulated using...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solipsism: Encyclopedia Ii - Solipsism - Objections
The classic objection to solipsism is that people die. However, the objector has not died, and therefore has not disproved it. This objec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Model Economics: Encyclopedia Ii - Model Economics - Overview
In general terms, economic models have two functions: first as a simplification of and abstraction from observed data, and second as a me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Supernatural In Monotheistic Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - The Supernatural In Monotheistic Religions - Naturalization Versus Supernaturalization
Some people believe that supernatural events occur, while others do not. In the process of debate, both sides attempt to discredit the ot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Model Economics: Encyclopedia Ii - Model Economics - Tests Of Macroeconomic Predictions
In the late 1980s a research institute compared the twelve top macroeconomic models available at the time. They asked the designers of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irreducible Complexity: Encyclopedia Ii - Irreducible Complexity - Irreducible Complexity Ic
An early concept of irreducibly complex systems comes from Ludwig von Bertalanffy, a 20th Century Austrian biologist.[3] He believed that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Supernatural In Monotheistic Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - The Supernatural In Monotheistic Religions - Views On The Supernatural Within Monotheism
The supernatural in monotheistic religions - Supernaturalization and naturalization in the Hebrew Bible. In the Hebrew Bible plagues a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Modern Geocentrism: Encyclopedia Ii - Modern Geocentrism - The Modern Scientific Point Of View
The consensus of scientists today is that there is no center or otherwise special position in the universe, from the standpoint of the l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Modern Geocentrism: Encyclopedia Ii - Modern Geocentrism - Biblical References
Modern geocentrists point to some passages in the Bible, which, when taken literally, indicate that the daily apparent motions of the Sun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philosophy Of Science: Encyclopedia Ii - Philosophy Of Science - The Justification Of Scientific Statements
The most powerful statements in science are those with the widest applicability. Newton's Third Law — "for every action there is an opp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Modern Geocentrism: Encyclopedia Ii - Modern Geocentrism - Catholic Geocentricity
The interpretation of scripture by the Church fathers is asserted by the geocentrists to be unanimously in favor of a geocentrist positio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philosophy Of Science: Encyclopedia Ii - Philosophy Of Science - The Justification Of Scientific Statements
The most powerful statements in science are those with the widest applicability. Newton's Third Law — "for every action there is an opp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philosophy Of Science: Encyclopedia Ii - Philosophy Of Science - Nature Of Scientific Statements And Concepts
Science draws conclusions about the way the world is and the way in which scientific theory relates to the world. Science draws upon evid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Modern Geocentrism: Encyclopedia Ii - Modern Geocentrism - Catholic Geocentricity
The interpretation of scripture by the Church fathers is asserted by the geocentrists to be unanimously in favor of a geocentrist positio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Modern Geocentrism: Encyclopedia Ii - Modern Geocentrism - History Of Modern Geocentrism
The Ptolemaic model of the solar system held sway into the early modern age; from the late 16th century onward it was gradually replaced ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philosophy Of Science: Encyclopedia Ii - Philosophy Of Science - The Nature Of Scientific Statements And Concepts
Science draws conclusions about the way the world is and the way in which scientific theory relates to the world. Science draws upon evid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philosophy Of Science: Encyclopedia Ii - Philosophy Of Science - Social Accountability
Philosophy of science - Scientific infallibility. A critical question in science is, to what degree the current body of scientific know...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Modern Geocentrism: Encyclopedia Ii - Modern Geocentrism - Modern Geocentrism And Astronomical Observations
Modern geocentrists have been known to point to certain astronomical observations as evidence which could be interpreted as placing the e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Statistical Hypothesis Testing: Encyclopedia Ii - Statistical Hypothesis Testing - Criticism
Some statisticians have commented that pure "significance testing" has what is actually a rather strange goal of detecting the existence ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philosophy Of Science: Encyclopedia Ii - Philosophy Of Science - Sociology And Anthropology Of Science
In his book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions Kuhn argues that the process of observation and evaluation take place within a paradi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Modern Geocentrism: Encyclopedia Ii - Modern Geocentrism - History Of Modern Geocentrism
The Ptolemaic model of the solar system held sway into the early modern age; from the late 16th century onward it was gradually replaced ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philosophy Of Science: Encyclopedia Ii - Philosophy Of Science - Social Accountability
Philosophy of science - Scientific infallibility. A critical question in science is, to what degree the current body of scientific know...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philosophy Of Science: Encyclopedia Ii - Philosophy Of Science - Sociology And Anthropology Of Science
In his book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions Kuhn argues that the process of observation and evaluation take place within a paradi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Titor: Encyclopedia Ii - John Titor - Criticism Of Titor's Claims
Dr. Robert Brown, a physicist at Duke University analysed the science involved in Titor's time travel explanations and states it is impos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations - Issues And Controversies
A brief treatment of some of the arguments and counter-arguments is given below. For more detail and discussion see the external links. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations - Introduction
Hoax proponents believe that the Moon landings of Apollo 11 on July 20, 1969 and subsequent missions may never have happened, but were in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Titor: Encyclopedia Ii - John Titor - The Question Of Inevitability
Titor's explanation of time travel is premised on the many-worlds interpretation of quantum physics. In this model, as presented by Titor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations - Individuals Featuring In The Controversy
Apollo moon landing hoax accusations - Stanley Kubrick. It has been claimed, without any evidence, that in early 1968 (while 2001: A Sp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Titor: Encyclopedia Ii - John Titor - Titor's Description Of The Future
Titor's description of for events between 2000 and 2037 effectively describes World War III and two decades of recovery. He claims that t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nontheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Nontheism - Insentient Life Infants Etc.
On rare occasions, the term nontheistic is applied to living beings that are intellectually incapable of establishing any kind of positiv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Titor: Encyclopedia Ii - John Titor - Overview
Titor claimed to be a serving soldier who was recruited to a governmental time travel project. He was supposedly sent from 2036 back to 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Titor: Encyclopedia Ii - John Titor - Titor's Predictions In Detail
In the interest of evaluating Titor's claims more precisely, here are some of the slightly less vague predictions that can be derived fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Controversy
While ADD/ADHD is a known psychiatric condition, there are various theories about the cause and some controversy over the number of perso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Diagnosis
A diagnosis of ADHD is based on a checklist of symptoms from DSM-IV-TR. See the External links section for the Centers for Disease Contro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Parenting
There is no compelling evidence that parenting methods can cause ADHD in otherwise normal children. Evidence does show that parents of AD...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Formal Definitions
According to the U.S. Surgeon General, and ICD-10-CM (International Classification of Disease Revised Edition 2005), ADHD is a metabolic ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Formal Definitions
According to the U.S. Surgeon General, and ICD-10-CM (International Classification of Disease Revised Edition 2005), ADHD is a metabolic ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nontheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Nontheism - Relationship To Agnosticism
Used in the strict sense, as by those who self-identify as nontheists or nontheistics, the term describes a particular worldview for whic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Diagnosis
A diagnosis of ADHD is based on a checklist of symptoms from DSM-IV-TR. DSM-IV-TR Criteria for ADHD The Centers for Disease Control and P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Views On Parenting
There is no compelling evidence that parenting methods can cause ADHD in otherwise normal children. Evidence does show that parents of AD...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Formal Definitions
According to the U.S. Surgeon General, and ICD-10-CM (International Classification of Disease Revised Edition 2005), ADHD is a metabolic ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Induction Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Induction Philosophy - Types Of Inductive Reasoning
The support which the premises provide for the conclusion is dependent on the number of individuals in the sample group compared to the n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Diagnosis
A diagnosis of ADHD is based on a checklist of symptoms from DSM-IV-TR. DSM-IV-TR Criteria for ADHD The Centers for Disease Control and P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Controversy
While ADD/ADHD is a known psychiatric condition, there are various theories about the cause and some controversy over the number of perso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Controversy
While ADD/ADHD is a known psychiatric condition, there are various theories about the cause and some controversy over the number of perso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Terminology
There is not yet a naming consensus. Below are listed several terms that have been used, past and present. One challenge in taxonomy is t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Positive Aspects
Though ADHD is classified as a serious disorder, some people have a different perspective and note the positive aspects. ADHD children te...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Symptoms
In children the disorder is characterized by inattentiveness, destructiveness, impulsive behavior, and restlessness. The inattentiveness ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Comparative Behavior
It is thought that ADHD adults are less noticeable than children because they may have found certain occupational specialties or niches i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Incidence
ADHD has been found to exist in every country and culture studied to date. While it is most commonly diagnosed in the United States of Am...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nontheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Nontheism - Nontheism In Buddhism
The first historically significant nontheist was probably the Buddha Shakyamuni, who, when asked whether God existed, usually responded w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Testing For Adhd
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder - Psychological testing. Psychological or psychiatric evaluation for ADHD generally consists o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Evidence For Adhd As An Organic Phenomenon
Brain imaging research using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has shown that differences exist between the brains of children with and wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Symptoms
In children the disorder is characterized by inattentiveness, destructiveness, impulsive behavior, and restlessness. The inattentiveness ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Induction Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Induction Philosophy - Bayesian Inference
Of the candidate systems of inductive logic, the most influential is Bayesianism, which uses probability theory as a framework for induct...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Comparative Behavior
It is thought that ADHD adults are less noticeable than children because they may have found certain occupational specialties or niches i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Induction Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Induction Philosophy - Validity
Formal logic as most people learn it is deductive rather than inductive. Some philosophers claim to have created systems of inductive log...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Incidence
ADHD has been found to exist in every country and culture studied to date. While it is most commonly diagnosed in the United States of Am...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Testing For Adhd
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder - Psychological testing. Psychological or psychiatric evaluation for ADHD generally consists o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Evidence For Adhd As An Organic Phenomenon
Brain imaging research using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has shown that differences exist between the brains of children with and wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Positive Aspects
Though ADHD is classified as a serious disorder, some people have a different perspective and note the positive aspects. ADHD children te...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Terminology
There is not yet a naming consensus. Below are listed several terms that have been used, past and present. One challenge in taxonomy is t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Incidence
ADHD has been found to exist in every country and culture studied to date. While it is most commonly diagnosed in the United States of Am...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Testing For Adhd
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder - Psychological testing. Psychological or psychiatric evaluation for ADHD generally consists o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Evidence For Adhd As An Organic Phenomenon
Brain imaging research using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has shown that differences exist between the brains of children with and wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Terminology
There is not yet a naming consensus. Below are listed several terms that have been used, past and present. One challenge in taxonomy is t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Symptoms
In children the disorder is characterized by inattentiveness, destructiveness, impulsive behavior, and restlessness. The inattentiveness ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Comparative Behavior
It is thought that ADHD adults are less noticeable than children because they may have found certain occupational specialties or niches i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Possible Causes
ADHD is broadly defined and pervasive, and it is likely that the symptoms attributed to ADHD have a variety of different causes. The init...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Treatment
There are many options available to treat people diagnosed with ADHD. The options with the greatest scientific support include a variety ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Possible Causes
ADHD is broadly defined and pervasive, and it is likely that the symptoms attributed to ADHD have a variety of different causes. The init...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Treatment
There are many options available to treat people diagnosed with ADHD. The options with the greatest scientific support include a variety ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Possible Causes
ADHD is broadly defined and pervasive, and it is likely that the symptoms attributed to ADHD have a variety of different causes. The init...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Treatment
There are many options available to treat people diagnosed with ADHD. The options with the greatest scientific support include a variety ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pseudoscience: Encyclopedia Ii - Pseudoscience - Classifying Pseudoscience
Pseudoscience fails to meet the criteria met by science generally (including the scientific method), and can be identified by a combinati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scientific Skepticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Scientific Skepticism - Characteristics
Like a scientist, a scientific skeptic aims to decide claims based on verifiability and falsifiability rather than accepting claims on fa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Falsifiability: Encyclopedia Ii - Falsifiability - Falsificationism
In place of naïve falsification, Popper envisioned science as evolving by the successive rejection of falsified theories, rather than fa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Falsifiability: Encyclopedia Ii - Falsifiability - The Criterion Of Demarcation
Popper proposed falsification as a way of determining if a theory is scientific or not. If a theory is falsifiable, then it is scientific...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Falsifiability: Encyclopedia Ii - Falsifiability - Formal Logical Arguments
The falsification of theories occurs through modus tollens, via some observation. Suppose some theory T implies an observation O: The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Falsifiability: Encyclopedia Ii - Falsifiability - Naïve Falsification
Falsifiability was first developed by Karl Popper in the 1930s. Popper noticed that two types of statements are of particular value to sc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Falsifiability: Encyclopedia Ii - Falsifiability - Popper's Swan Argument
One notices a white swan, from this one can conclude: At least one swan is white. From this, one may wish to infer that: All swans are...   » Read the article