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Taka Posted 21 years ago
What does 'they' refer to? '(The) answers', or 'scientific problems'?
I think it's the latter, 'scientific problems', but I'm not sure on this one.
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The nature of scientific reserch requires the discovery of something that is new in itself. If it were possible to prescribe what answers scientific problems should have, they would not be genuine, for the essence of the matter would be in advance.
What does 'they' refer to? '(The) answers', or 'scientific problems'?
I think it's the latter, 'scientific problems', but I'm not sure on this one.
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This is quite a curious situation to me, Taka, and I think you have a good case for confusion. I immediately thought 'they' referred to 'answers'. But on closer inspection of the logic, I thought this: According to the quoted sentence-- The essence of scientific research is discovery.
- This is quite a curious situation to me, Taka, and I think you have a good case for confusion.
- I immediately thought 'they' referred to 'answers'.
- But on closer inspection of the logic, I thought this: According to the quoted sentence-- The essence of scientific research is discovery.
- A genuine scientific problem is one where the answer is unknown.
- If the answer is prescribed (given), it is considered known.
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This is quite a curious situation to me, Taka, and I think you have a good case for confusion.
I immediately thought 'they' referred to 'answers'. But on closer inspection of the logic, I thought this:
According to the quoted sentence--
The essence of scientific research is discovery. A genuine scientific problem is one where the answer is unknown. If the answer is p
I immediately thought 'they' referred to 'answers'. But on closer inspection of the logic, I thought this:
According to the quoted sentence--
The essence of scientific research is discovery. A genuine scientific problem is one where the answer is unknown. If the answer is p
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Yes; I'd say it meant:
(If I were proofreading it, I'd query the truth of the first sentence, an
The nature of scientific research requires the discovery of something that is new in itself. If it were possible to prescribe what answers scientific problems should have, they would not be genuine problems, for the essence of the matter would be in advance.
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hi,
There is something very strange in the concept that prescribing an answer to some scientific problem makes it false since sooner or later it has to be prescribed, or maybe it suggests that prescribing answers of scientific problems all at once without any research has nothing to do with science. (by the way hello Mr.davkett) Could it be the phrase'scientific research' that is real
There is something very strange in the concept that prescribing an answer to some scientific problem makes it false since sooner or later it has to be prescribed, or maybe it suggests that prescribing answers of scientific problems all at once without any research has nothing to do with science. (by the way hello Mr.davkett) Could it be the phrase'scientific research' that is real
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Hi K.O.
Let me try it this way:
Scientific research seeks answers to scientific problems (questions). The answer does not precede the question.
Scientific proof (scientific method) involves testing a hypothesis, (which might be considered as a kind of prescribed answer--though a tentative one) . The hypothesis (answer) might be true or false. What makes it true or fal
Let me try it this way:
Scientific research seeks answers to scientific problems (questions). The answer does not precede the question.
Scientific proof (scientific method) involves testing a hypothesis, (which might be considered as a kind of prescribed answer--though a tentative one) . The hypothesis (answer) might be true or false. What makes it true or fal
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