The aim of science is to falsify theories and to replace them by better theories, theories that demonstrate a greater ability to withstand tests.


Chapter 6, Sophisticated falsification, novel predictions and the growth of science, p. 83 - What Is This Thing Called Science? (Third Edition; 1999)

Alan Chalmers Quotes

The aim of science is to falsify theories and to replace them by better theories, theories that demonstrate a greater ability to withstand tests.

The aim of science is to falsify theories and to replace them by better theories, theories that demonstrate a greater ability to withstand tests.

The aim of science is to falsify theories and to replace them by better theories, theories that demonstrate a greater ability to withstand tests.

The aim of science is to falsify theories and to replace them by better theories, theories that demonstrate a greater ability to withstand tests.