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| Nov 22, 2017 at 14:01 | comment | added | Alex | @MikaelJensen Indeed. I don't believe it's inherently more difficult to develop a testable, historical theory. But they're trickier due to the increased likelihood of the contamination or destruction of evidence. When it comes to falsifiability, then a results oriented approach tends to make the most sense. Other factors, like theoretical elegance, can have value but rarely help much in disproving something. | |
| Nov 22, 2017 at 13:44 | vote | accept | Mikael Jensen | ||
| Nov 22, 2017 at 13:44 | comment | added | Mikael Jensen | I note you take a practical view looking at model results. That is perhaps all Popper intended. The historical issues are perhaps a bit more tricky but I assume you take the same view for those cases. | |
| Nov 22, 2017 at 13:12 | history | answered | Alex | CC BY-SA 3.0 |