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Old 11-10-2014, 05:17 AM   #9094
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Originally Posted by DTTS View Post
Here is where it gets sticky. Obviously starting with a conclusion in mind can be a bad thing, but it doesn't discount findings out of hand. If the methodology used and the integrity of the people doing are both strong, you can still produce something very useful. Much of early science was based on the intuition of brilliant minds who then used the scientific method to prove their hypothesis(plural).

Incidentally, STD, I bet you'd be fine with a study whose expressly stated purpose was to prove how human CO2 production was the cause of freak winter storms and hurricanes.
Incidentally: wrong.
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