tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455782214242472677.post4664759098692655985..comments2024-03-14T20:55:21.709+09:00Comments on Janne In Osaka: Are replication efforts useless?Jan Morenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06834641501438709866noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455782214242472677.post-9745446612709217292014-07-08T16:51:09.172+09:002014-07-08T16:51:09.172+09:00That would be a much cooler topic, I agree. Maybe ...That would be a much cooler topic, I agree. Maybe we could ask Prof. Mitchell to pen a rant against them for his triumphant return performance?<br />Jan Morenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834641501438709866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455782214242472677.post-25272665182003182412014-07-08T16:09:48.326+09:002014-07-08T16:09:48.326+09:00I read the title as referring to efforts to build ...I read the title as referring to efforts to build replicants. Was slightly disappointed by the actual topic.Richard Carlssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18029712732888632419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455782214242472677.post-65293072505587558972014-07-08T13:53:24.677+09:002014-07-08T13:53:24.677+09:00Ah, OK; now I get what you mean.
Ah, OK; now I get what you mean.<br />Jan Morenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834641501438709866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455782214242472677.post-71014196710028319852014-07-08T13:49:00.161+09:002014-07-08T13:49:00.161+09:00I mean if you imagine he is talking about homeopat...I mean if you imagine he is talking about homeopathy research throughout the essay, it amplifies the wrongness of many of the arguments. Of course you hope that most people's hypotheses are predicated on better reasoning than homeopathy...Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539175222290571773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455782214242472677.post-76839785298196473902014-07-08T12:58:31.220+09:002014-07-08T12:58:31.220+09:00Not sure what you mean. Yes, if your entire field ...Not sure what you mean. Yes, if your entire field is imaginary and you refuse to recognize that, then neither successful nor failures matter at all. You can always force any result to support your views.<br /><br />I do imagine (I haven't checked his publication record) that he's one of those groups that make a good living by incremental dotting of i's and crossing of t's. In most cases he probably already does know what result he'll get since it's so similar to earlier, confirmed work. Many labs work like that by necessity, as that's what gives you dependable funding.<br /><br />of course it's tempting for him to conclude that replication is pointless. But as I write, that attitude is insidious - and especially so when your work is incremental and not that likely to be falsified. You get lulled into a belief that real falsification simply won't happen, and that your approach is infallible.<br />Jan Morenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834641501438709866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455782214242472677.post-69178053114957679622014-07-08T11:30:40.692+09:002014-07-08T11:30:40.692+09:00You can reductio ad absurdam the entire essay by i...You can reductio ad absurdam the entire essay by imagining he's writing about studies into the efficacy of homeopathy.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539175222290571773noreply@blogger.com