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    Challenges→Loop quantum gravity is more scientific (in the Popperian sense) than string theory

    Popper himself acknowledged that auxiliary hypotheses and measurement theories mediate between theoretical predictions and empirical tests.

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    • 1.Popper's later work explicitly discusses how background knowledge affects falsification, showing evolution beyond naive empiricism.
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    • 2.Auxiliary hypotheses are empirically testable themselves, so admitting their role doesn't undermine falsificationism fundamentally.
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    • 3.Recognizing mediating factors between theory and data makes falsification more rigorous, not less, by clarifying what's actually being tested.
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    • 1.If Popper acknowledged auxiliary hypotheses mediate testing, this concedes the Duhem-Quine thesis he initially resisted as a falsifier.
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    • 2.Admitting mediation creates a gap where failed predictions can always be absorbed by auxiliary hypotheses, threatening falsifiability itself.
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    • 3.Without clear criteria for which hypotheses can absorb failures, the admission becomes an ad-hoc retreat rather than principled adjustment.
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