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Yes! Thomas Kuhn is a brilliant writer and his theory is powerful. But let me ask you what you think he is saying in that book? I am asking because I feel that we draw different conclusions from it.
The post-modern question to science is not about whether or not science can predict reality. The question is whether or not science is produced scientifically. Or to put it another way, can science be separated from power and discourse?
You mean can bayes structure work without mapping it onto the social domain? Yes.
RETRACTED: If science works, as in predicts reality, why are any other questions even relevant?
Because scientists do not naturally limit themselves to that domain. Scientists routinely do things like abusing the halo effect
Good point. I knew that point would bite me. I'm going to edit.