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Scientific method (thinking) and the 4th estate.
If you were asked whether you employ the practice of critical thinking in formulating your world view, how many of you would answer; 'yes'?
Do you think you would be correct?
Here is a small thought experiment that I found very informative and interesting, and incidentally, when I tried it I failed (but learned something valuable)
(if you have seen this before, please don't spill the beans)
The nature of the situation is this:
You are tasked with trying to determine or uncover 'the law' or 'the rule' I have in mind.
You start with 1 free observation, that being: I provide a sequence of numbers. They are 2, 4 and 8
These three numbers obey the law.
In order to test your theory (of what this law might be) you can if you wish, experiment by submitting three numbers.
My response will be to either acknowledge that they are consistent with my law, or not.
So here we go...
2,4 & 8 obey the law.
when you think you understand it,
what is 'the law'.... ?
Last edited by clive milne; 16-06-2015 at 04:10 PM.
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