Experiments cannot validate hypotheses, only falsify them. The statement above can be restated in which of the following ways?
A. Until disproved, an explanation for an observation is valid.
B. Certain concepts cannot be subjected to direct experimentation.
C. A hypothesis that has not been falsified remains provisional.
D. Proving a hypothesis exempts it from further testing.
Maybe A
2 answers
Not B and not D.
I don't buy A. For example, I might observe that my clothes are wet and explain by saying I walked home in the rain. However I could have gotten wet by taking a shower with my clothes on. So I don't think just any explanation can go with just any observation.