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0 pointsjosephcsible3y ago0 comments

No. It just means that you shouldn't do things to make other people believe that it is scientific.

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Psychology is generally considered a science of sorts is it not? And it is certainly non-deterministic, and thus can't be verified like the deterministic majority of scientific matters.

josephcsibleOP3y ago

Things don't need to be deterministic to be falsifiable.

mistermann3y ago

If the behavior is not consistent, then what is it that you are falsifying?

Is all of psychology falsifiable?

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mistermann3y ago

Psychology is generally considered a science of sorts is it not? And it is certainly non-deterministic, and thus can't be verified like the deterministic majority of scientific matters.

josephcsibleOP3y ago

Things don't need to be deterministic to be falsifiable.

mistermann3y ago

If the behavior is not consistent, then what is it that you are falsifying?

Is all of psychology falsifiable?

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