Re: Repeatability, scientific method, and probabilistic results

Gregory L. Hansen wrote:
> If the theory says that you will get certain types of results according to
> a distribution of probabilities, and you repeat the same experiment and
> get the same experiment many times, the theory will have been disproven.

Generally speaking, a probability distribution will not have a bounded
support and will be non-zero over the entire space. A theory can never
be disproven in that case. All you can to is compile a conditional
probability for the theory, given the events seen.

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