One of the stupidest comments I have seen recently (that an author of a
theory cannot test it. Just the opposite is true: the author has an
obligation to test it.). In the hard core sciences, authors of theories
often test their own theories. Hell, who else would do it? If people doubt
the validity of the results, they are encouraged to try to replicate the
results. That's how science progresses. Note, a single test never confirms
a theory -- it takes numerous ones. (Actually, theories can only be
disproved -- no amount of tests can validate a theory).
(Hey folks: attachements work!)
Don
On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 9:33 AM, Tim Smithers <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> and so not a theory. After publishing this work, the same
> person said that the author of a theory could not properly
> test his or her own theory, so my test was invalid.
>
Don Norman
Nielsen Norman Group, IDEO Fellow
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