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Popper vs the Argument from Ignorance

Isn't Popper's epistemology a form of Argument from Ignorance? "We assume it is true if it has not (yet) been falsified."

But the fact that it hasn't been falsified doesn't make it true; assuming that would be an Argument from Ignorance.

In other words: to what extent is PoppersPopper's reasoning valid in the context of Argumentthe Argument from Ignorance and why?

Popper vs Argument from Ignorance

Isn't Popper's epistemology a form of Argument from Ignorance? "We assume it is true if it has not (yet) been falsified."

But the fact that it hasn't been falsified doesn't make it true; assuming that would be an Argument from Ignorance.

In other words: to what extent is Poppers reasoning valid in the context of Argument from Ignorance and why?

Popper vs the Argument from Ignorance

Isn't Popper's epistemology a form of Argument from Ignorance? "We assume it is true if it has not (yet) been falsified."

But the fact that it hasn't been falsified doesn't make it true; assuming that would be an Argument from Ignorance.

In other words: to what extent is Popper's reasoning valid in the context of the Argument from Ignorance and why?

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Popper vs Argument from Ignorance

Isn't Popper's epistemology a form of Argument from Ignorance? "We assume it is true if it has not (yet) been falsified."

But the fact that it hasn't been falsified doesn't make it true; assuming that would be an Argument from Ignorance.

In other words: to what extent is Poppers reasoning valid in the context of Argument from Ignorance and why?