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Daniel_Burfoot comments on How do you tell proto-science from pseudo-science? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Daniel_Burfoot 29 November 2013 02:19:27PM 2 points [-]

Proto-scientists will say: I have an idea A. Events of category Y will increase our confidence in A, while events of category X will make A less likely. Pseudo-scientists leave out the last clause.