Quote: in science we must rise above the level of direct observation; need theoretical constructs to formulate high-level laws and hypotheses

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The history of scientific endeavor shows that it … the level of direct observation. The phenomena directly … constructs are needed for the formulation of such … ability to serve as a constituent in ever … we insisted on banning from scientific theories all … [because they are isolated from direct, observational consequences]. [Higginbotham: A strict avoidance of isolate sentences would disallow hypothesis formation and new conceptualizations (i.e., the ideas within science about what to do next) since the observed facts and confirmed theory already explain what has been observed].   Google-1   Google-2

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Quote: strict avoidance of isolated sentences would disallow hypothesis formation and new conceptualizations

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