Timeline for What claims can be debunked or confirmed by pure logic or theory?
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| Jul 1, 2015 at 18:01 | comment | added | Oddthinking Mod | @DikranMarsupial: Yes, I've used the original reference to disprove the claim. In those cases, I have a reference - it just happens to be the one cited in the question. | |
| Jun 11, 2015 at 16:37 | history | edited | Online User | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 9, 2015 at 17:32 | comment | added | user18604 | I gave an example in the comments where the experimental data given as part of the claim are enough to show that the claim is false, hence that point has already been addressed. | |
| Jun 9, 2015 at 17:15 | comment | added | Sklivvz Mod | True. So claims like "this is a true demonstration!" can be debunked by "no it isn't, here's the error". Factual claims on the other hand can be true even if the "demonstration" preceding them is inconsistent. | |
| Jun 9, 2015 at 17:05 | history | answered | user18604 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |