title: "To proof something is true, try disproofing it first"
date: "2024-01-30"
tags: "note, quote, practices, til, science"
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title: "To proof something is true, try disproofing it first"
date: "2024-01-30"
tags: "note, quote, practices, til, science"
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We've been taught that, to proof that a thing is true, we should point out what's true about it.
However, we can learn much more about why something is true by trying to **disproof** it first. If you think something is true, try as hard as you can to proof that it's false.
@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ Disproofing a theory is core to the [scientific method](https://en.wikipedia.org
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