Caledonian2 comments on Rational vs. Scientific Ev-Psych - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Caledonian2 04 January 2008 02:44:40PM 1 point [-]

In order for a hypothesis to NOT qualify as scientific, it cannot be testable. If we can figure out a way it can be tested, even if we can never accomplish the test ourselves, it's still testable.

If a hypothesis is not even potentially testable, there cannot be a difference in the implications of the affirmation of the hypothesis and the negation of the hypothesis.

If there is no difference in the affirmation and negation of the hypothesis, the hypothesis conveys no information. It doesn't mean anything at all.