Mano Singham in Scientific American: Fortunately, falsification—or any other philosophy of science—is not necessary for the actual practice of science. The physicist Paul Dirac was right when he said, “Philosophy will never lead to important discoveries. It is just a way of talking about discoveries which have already been made.” Actual scientific history reveals that scientists break … Continue reading The Idea That a Scientific Theory Can Be ‘Falsified’ Is a Myth