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The definition of "insanity" (lemmy.villa-straylight.social)
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[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Actually when you create a hypothesis and test it and prove it out, it is meant to be 100% repeatable by anyone following the metgod. Otherwise your method or hypothesis is wrong.

[–] TheActualDevil@sffa.community 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Right, but the reason you run the experiment repeatedly is to test the validity of the hypothesis. You're looking for something different to happen. That's the point behind rerunning the tests.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Right, but if you find a difference you alter the method or hypothesis, to get repearbility. An insane person (not neccessarily crazy person, but one that doesn't follow sane rationalizarion) will keep repeating exact same thing.