Quote: a statement in isolation has no experiential implications; need other hypothesis, e.g., from science; experiential meaning is elliptical

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It is not correct to speak, as is … language of science, and for similar reasons even … consequences asserting the occurrence of certain observable phenomena … [a single statement] only by conjoining it with a set of other, subsidiary, … [e.g., testing the deflection of light rays by the sun's gravitational field entails assertions from astronomical and optical theory as well as statements about the instruments used to observe solar eclipses] … Hence, the phrase, 'the experiential meaning of expression …   Google-1   Google-2

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