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Thread #160033 Message #3795003
Posted By: Stu
12-Jun-16 - 05:27 AM
Thread Name: BS: Logic and the laws of science
Subject: RE: BS: Logic and the laws of science
" This is why I often post the formulation, "From false premises, anything follows."
Ah, so that was you! See my post of 05 Jun 16 - 08:33 AM
"If the logic is valid and the conclusions differ, then there must be a problem with a premise somewhere."
Not just the logic, but the data, the interpretation, the methodology, the research question, the literature etc etc
In science, ensuring your premises are not false is paramount and you can be sure if you publish research containing false premises peer review will pick it up and some or all of your work might be rejected. Ouch!