>>>Scientists, IMHO, _observe_ rather than predict?
Me>>What definition of science are you using? No RW scientist follows
>>these precepts.
>Common sense definition: science is knowledge.
The issue is finding new knowledge. All scientists (RW or gloranthan) make predictions when they examine a phenomenon. If the prediction is correct, no problem. If it is wrong, they find out why. Thus it is wrong to say that a scientist observes rather than predicts.
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