Science works by proposing explanations and then seeing if they can be demonstrated to be wrong. If the explanations work well in many cases and are not obviously contradicted, they gradually will be accepted. If the explanations forecast patterns not previously noticed, then they will be held with even greater confidence.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Science and forecasting
From Mapping Human History: Genes, Race, and Our Common Origins by Steve Olson. Page 154.
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