Some scientists have expressed reservations about quantum theory because of its counterintuitive consequences. βββ βββββββ ββββββββ ββββββββ ββ ββββ ββββ βββββββ ββββββββ βββββββββββ ββββ βββββββββββ ββββ ββββ βββββ ββ ββ ββββββββ ββββββ βββ βββββββββ ββββββββ βββββββββββ ββββββ ββ ββββββ βββββ ββββββββ βββββ ββββ βββ ββββ βββββββ ββ βββββββ ββββββββ ββββββββββββ βββββββ ββββββββββ ββ βββββββ βββββββ
The argument concludes that experimental results warrant the acceptance of quantum theory, despite its counterintuitive consequences. Thatβs because these experiments rigorously attempted to disprove quantum theory, but still found that quantum theory made accurate predictions.
The argument describes the experimental results, but never actually says why that means we should accept quantum theory. In other words, the argument is assuming that something about the results warrants the acceptance of quantum theory.
To justify that reasoning, we need to find a principle which affirms the argumentβs assumption. The principle should establish that if a theory undergoes rigorous attempts to disprove it, and is still found to make accurate predictions, then thatβs sufficient to accept the theory.
Which one of the following ββββββββββ ββββ βββββ ββ βββββββ βββ βββββββββ ββββββ
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A scientific theory ββββββ ββ ββββββββ ββ ββ βββ ββββ βββββββββ ββ βββββββ ββββββββ ββ ββββββββ ββ βββ βββ βββββββββ βββ ββ βββββ
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A theory should βββ ββ ββββββββ βββββ ββ βββ ββββ βββββββββ ββ βββββββ ββββββββ ββ ββββββββ βββ
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