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Theory guides, experiment decides.
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It is the theory that decides what we can observe. -- Albert Einstein, -- quoted in Bruce Gregory 'Inventing Reality
Physics as Language'...
If the facts do not conform to the theory, they must be disposed of.
-- Maier's Law 1. The bigger the theory, the better....
Maier's Law: If the facts don't conform to the theory, they must be disposed of.
Corollaries: (1) The bigger the theory, the better....
HYPOTHESIS: A prediction based on theory formulated after an experiment is performed designed to account for the ludicrous series of events which have taken place.
Correspondence Corollary: An experiment may be considered a success if no more than half your data must be discarded to obtain correspondence with your theory.
No matter what the experiment's result, there will always be someone eager to
(a) misinterpret it. (b) fake it. or (c) believe it supports his own pet theory....
Maier's Law: If the facts do not conform to the theory, they must be disposed of.
-- N.R. Maier, "American Psychologist", March 1960 Corollarie...