[OC] Flag of Falsifiability By vexilografia Watch

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Falsifiability or refutability of a statement, hypothesis, or theory is the inherent possibility that it can be proven false. A statement is called falsifiable if it is possible to conceive of an observation or an argument which negates the statement in question. In this sense, falsify is synonymous with nullify, meaning to invalidate or "shown to be false".



The colors and symbolism in the flag are from Karl Popper's example of falsifiability: "All swans are white" is a falsifiable statement, since evidence of black swans proves it to be false, and such evidence could (in principle and in practice) be provided.

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Published : Apr 15, 2017