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The only universal attribute of scientific statements resides in their potential fallibility. if a claim cannot be disproven, it does not belong to the enterprise of science.

-Stephen Jay Gould

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The Only Universal Attribute Of Scientific Statements

Stephen Jay Gould

The only universal attribute of scientific statements resides in their potential fallibility. if a claim cannot be disproven, it does not belong to the enterprise of science.

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