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Old Jun 1, 2007, 02:06 am   #14 (permalink) (top)
gallo
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Yeppers.

That relates to the fact that what you're observing has to be repeatable.
Indeed, it does. If the observation cannot be repeated then it is anecdote and has no scientific import. Hypotheses become theories only because other scientists can repeat the outcome under the same circumstances.


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