minus-squareMalReynolds@slrpnk.nettoScience Memes@mander.xyz•What Refutes Science...linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 hours agoNot to my mind, science requires a testable hypothesis and evidence. I would argue that merely refuting someone else’s hypothesis without providing a new one doesn’t meet the bar of doing science. linkfedilink
minus-squareMalReynolds@slrpnk.nettoScience Memes@mander.xyz•What Refutes Science...linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·14 hours agoSorry, I don’t understand. linkfedilink
minus-squareMalReynolds@slrpnk.nettoScience Memes@mander.xyz•What Refutes Science...linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·14 hours agoCounterexamples also refute, without necessarily being science. linkfedilink
Not to my mind, science requires a testable hypothesis and evidence. I would argue that merely refuting someone else’s hypothesis without providing a new one doesn’t meet the bar of doing science.