Sometimes, the results of an experiment contradict what we have strong theoretical reason to believe. But experiments can go wrong sometimes,wrong, for various reasons. So if our theory is strong enough, we can sometimes get away with defyingshould in some cases defy the data: sayingknow that there has to be something wrong with the result, even without offering ideas on what it might be.
Sometimes, the results of an experiment contradict what we have strong theoretical reason to believe. But experiments go wrong sometimes, for various reasons. So if our theory is strong enough, we can sometimes get away with defying the data: saying there has to be something wrong with the result, without offering ideas on what it might be.
byEliezer YudkowskybyEliezer Yudkowsky