Quote: science, correctly applied, has overwhelming persuasive force; e.g., an experiment can demonstrate that the world behaves as the experimenter hypothesized

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I shall try to show that the familiar … applied correctly, it has overwhelming persuasive force. We … but also to reveal them, in full daylight, … [p. 32] Consider the idea of experiment. … Its essence is that the experience recorded shall … anyone else. … Thus, experimental evidence is public knowledge, par excellence, … [p. 33] Experiment is more than mere reproducible observation; … [p. 35] And of course a really good experiment, … proof of some novel and exciting hypothesis. … [The experiment] is an attempt to show that the …   Google-1   Google-2

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