[April 2001 journal entry]
I have been reflecting again on thinking scientifically, especially on Karl Popper’s argument that the falsifiability of a thesis is more basic than the verifiability of a thesis (see Popper’s 1963 Conjectures and Refutations essays). For many years, I have been vigorously testing the falsifiability primarily of my ideas and secondarily of other’s ideas. I think this process must be foundational to a ‘non-religious’ approach to ethic and spirituality. I have found no sustained demonstration of falsifiability efforts in the ‘religious’ sphere.
