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		ukj on Oct 29, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Carl Sagan's Rules for Bullshit-Busting and Critic... What makes this assertion; or the assertion “If it isn’t disprovable - it isn’t science” true?

demondemidi on Oct 30, 2023 [–]

What makes this assertion? The literal definition of the term.

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