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-- When checking things, check *all* of the plausible
hypotheses. The existence of a semi-OK model does not
preclude the existence of better models.
-- On the other side of the same coin, check each of the
hypotheses against *all* of the available data.
-- Furthermore, if a theory makes multiple predictions,
check each of the predictions. It is common to find a
theory that makes five predictions, four of which are
completely wrong. If there is no good reason for this,
i.e. if the logic behind all five predictions is the
same, it tells you that the one correct prediction was
fortuitous. Nothing about the theory can be trusted.