“A theory that explains everything, explains nothing.”
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How We Can Overcome Confirmation Bias: By Adopting A Falsification Mindset
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“In so far as a (scientific) statement speaks about reality, it must be falsifiable; and in so far as it is not falsifiable, it does not speak about reality.”
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