Rip Bechmann wrote:

> (step 2) Gather as many observations regarding the sky, blue, etc. as
> possible, negative as well as positive, and develop a hypothesis had fits
> those observations.
>
> (step 3) You would then design a test to evaluate the validity of the
> hypothesis.
>
not so; you should design a test to disprove the hypothesis. If you
can't disprove it, then you have a good working hypothesis. As you point
out later, "Keeping in mind that nothing is ever
proven, only disproven."

> (step 4) You would determine if the hypothesis is valid
>
A hypothesis is only "valid" until is is disproven.

John Burgess

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