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Author Topic:   Working Hypothesis -- what is the value?
Jon
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Message 4 of 92 (735415)
08-14-2014 12:58 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by RAZD
08-13-2014 8:05 PM


One of these Things is not just like the Other...
I cannot see any value in distinguishing a regular hypothesis from a "working hypothesis" (especially based on your spotty definition of the latter).
As far as I can tell, simply being falsifiable makes all scientific hypotheses "working hypotheses"; they are living and dynamic, capable of being altered or entirely rejected.
As to value, a "working hypothesis" should have the same value as a regular hypothesis in as much as they appear to be the same thing.
Jon
Edited by Jon, : No reason given.

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