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Re:Daniel Kahneman “I placed too much faith in underpowered ... by QAPereo on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @04:44PM (#15232429)
True, experimental physics, HEP, astronomy are rigorous, but them theoretical physics is bonkers in areas.
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Re:Daniel Kahneman “I placed too much faith in underpowered ... by pbhjpbhj on Wednesday September 13, 2017 @10:00AM (#15238287)
Theoretical physics must be "bonkers" -- if it was just a natural logical conclusion that would appear sensible to a common observer then there's no new theory involved.
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Re:Daniel Kahneman “I placed too much faith in underpowered ... by QAPereo on Wednesday September 13, 2017 @11:08AM (#15238950)
I don't mean non-locality in QM, I mean all of the unfalsifiable crap that persists because of personal and institutional investment.
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