If you had taken a philosophy of science class, it would have been part of your education. That's cribbed directly from Karl Popper.
Re:Science vs. Soyence
by dr_kiszonka on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @11:03PM
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It can also be useful to frame findings that rely on statistical analysis as evidence in favor or against some hypothesis, and not interpret them as falsifications.
This framing seems extremely useful from a pedagogical standpoint.
Distinguishing scientific units-of-advancement as 'eliminated falsehoods' + 'the tests used to rule out the untruths' would be have been a wonderful correction in my science education.