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:::::::::I think that your point of view is exactly what Popper (and earlier creationist proponents of falsifiability, like G.K. Chesteron) was arguing against.  It's always possible to come up with alternative explanations that completely explain the data points as well as the original theory in a manner which is consistent at every level.  "Gravity is caused by little invisible strings on every object, and a little gopher named George is pulling them down at exactly the same rate."  It explains the facts.  But it's not testable.  So it's no better than any other nonsense we can concoct.  Just because you can hypothesize an explanation doesn't mean we can TEST it.  And until you can TEST an alternate explanation, it's no better than any other crazy explanation I can come up with.  [[User:Ungtss|Ungtss]] 15:27, 23 June 2007 (EDT)

:::::::::I think that your point of view is exactly what Popper (and earlier creationist proponents of falsifiability, like G.K. Chesteron) was arguing against.  It's always possible to come up with alternative explanations that completely explain the data points as well as the original theory in a manner which is consistent at every level.  "Gravity is caused by little invisible strings on every object, and a little gopher named George is pulling them down at exactly the same rate."  It explains the facts.  But it's not testable.  So it's no better than any other nonsense we can concoct.  Just because you can hypothesize an explanation doesn't mean we can TEST it.  And until you can TEST an alternate explanation, it's no better than any other crazy explanation I can come up with.  [[User:Ungtss|Ungtss]] 15:27, 23 June 2007 (EDT)

::::::::::What is the force of gravity on the mars? How do you know?[[User:PerpetualAngst|PerpetualAngst]]

::::::::::What is the force of gravity on the mars? How do you know?[[User:PerpetualAngst|PerpetualAngst]]