Re: Not Even Wrong

Walt wrote:
> There's another thread going on where the meaning of "theory" is being
> discussed.
>
> It put me in mind of an old phrase they used to use among scientists,
> namely, "not even wrong".
>
> This is an collection of assertions that is phrased in such a way that it
> is neither verifiable nor falsifiable. Some of these can look like a
> theory, at first, and seem to carry the weight of a good theory, or at least
> of a bad theory, but prove, on deeper analysis, to be vacuous.
>
> "Not even wrong" was used as a pejorative. It think it applies to some of
> the discussions in here, particularly the theories about the superior
> utility of MV.
>

Too right. Received on Wed Jan 31 2007 - 14:42:57 CET