Archived "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." Christopher Hitchens (GreatQuotes)
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Archived "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." Christopher Hitchens (GreatQuotes)
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[–] iswallow 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
You make a very good point, as there is no science without assumptions. However, I interpret the quote in light of falsification: "That which can not be falsified, can be dismissed without falsification". And with dismissed I do not mean that it isn't true, but science shouldn't focus on that.