Re: Scientist skeptical about their own

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1 total messages Started by Hakki Kocabas Thu, 21 Jan 1993 22:04

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Author: Hakki Kocabas
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 22:04

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> All of which is not to say that theories may not _sometimes_ blind us to  
> facts.  For evidence of this sort of blindness, see the Air Force's  
> "Condon Report" on UFOs, and in particular their attempts to "copy" the  
  
A theory _can not_ blind us to facts. But a theory may not be useful enough,  
or well developed enough for us to use to communicate with others when we   
report what we observe.  
Also a 'fact' is a 'fact' only according to a theory.  
These are all grammatical remarks about 'theory', 'fact', 'observe' as  
they are used in relation to our scientific activities.  
  
> Charles Creegan    NC Wesleyan College

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