Yesterday, I bumped into Betty Crowe. She was wearing black shoes.
Two weeks ago, I was introduced to John Crowe. I happened to notice that he was wearing black shoes.
Bob Crowe was one of my high school friends. As I recall, he wore black shoes.
All the Crowes I have observed have been wearing black shoes. Therefore all Crowes are wearing black shoes.
The above is an example of the "reasoning" principle known as inductive logic. It is absurd. Nobody would jump to the conclusion that all Crowes are wearing black shoes. There is nothing logical about so-called inductive logic.
Why do people still cling to the myth that science uses induction? Why is there an appearance that induction seems to work, and why are people misled by this appearance?
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