Re: science myth

[Bernard Cleyet <georgeann@REDSHIFT.COM>]

Wait a min. -- Birds do not fly -- only some of them do  -- remember
"Chicken Run?"

bc

P.s. I think R. J.'s syllogism is quite satisfactory.  I recommend a
reading of:

http://www.encyclopedia.com/articlesnew/12551.html



Larry Cartwright wrote:

> Tim O'Donnell wrote:
> > I am sure this is a complete science myth.
> > A duck's quack does not echo.
> > How can I verify/falsify this without getting a duck?
>
> I don't think you can.  In science, the only acceptable way to
> verify/falsify is to subject the hypothesis to *physical testing*,
> n'est-ce pas?  Find an environment that produces echoes of other sounds,
> and bring on the ducks.
>
> On the Phys-L list, Rondo Jeffery replied to Tim:
> > Does sound echo?
> > Is a quack a sound?
> > If the answer is yes to both questions,
> > Then a quack echoes.
>
> This is a joke, yes?  You're poking fun at the Aristotelian "science"
> that went out of fashion prior to the 18th century?  We all know what a
> price Galileo and others paid, to get us free from this approach and get
> us onto the path of experimentation.
>
> Do birds fly through the air?
> Is a penguin a bird?
> If the answer is yes to both questions,
> Then a penguin flies through the air.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Larry
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> Larry Cartwright  <exit60@ia4u.net>
> Physics and Physical Science Teacher
> Charlotte HS, Charlotte MI USA
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