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To: presidio9

a theory that predicts both “A” and “not A” is not a theory. It is an unfalsifiable conjecture.


9 posted on 03/02/2009 2:56:19 PM PST by ari-freedom (Hail to the Dork!)
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To: ari-freedom
It is an unfalsifiable conjecture.

Do I finally have a good definition of a "tautology?" For some reason, that one always eludes me.

16 posted on 03/02/2009 3:02:26 PM PST by freedumb2003 (Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks.)
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