What does Popper mean by a theory being falsifiable? Why does he think falsifiability distinguishes science form non science? Why does he think scientific theories cannot be confirmed, but only falsified?. Philosophy

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What popper means by his theory of falsifiability is that a hypothesis can be put to the test and observed and proven wrong. There are specific parameters where a theory can be proven wrong by observation. He thinks that this distinguishes science from non science be­cause non-science beliefs make ad hoc statements and allows the conclusions to go beyond the premises of a theory. He also thinks that theories can be falsifiable and not confirmed be­cause there are other factors that could have contributed to the desired outcome that was ob­served. If it is not falsifiable, it is not a scientific theory.

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