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  • I wish more people would publish their failures.

    Agree.

    Definitive proof that a hypothesis is wrong is just as solid a result as definitive proof the hypothesis is right.

    Disproving a hypothesis does not offer “definitive proof” equivalent to proving one correct, as it eliminates only one scenario among potentially infinite others, whereas proving a hypothesis correct directly builds upon our understanding of the world. The value of disproved hypotheses primarily lies in guiding future research rather than providing solid, actionable results.








  • Is this really your response?

    Nobody said environmental factors “cause ADHD”; this debate is about whether environmental factors can amplify presentation of executive dysfunction type symptoms in the genetically predisposed.

    Just because environmental factors can alter brain function, it doesn’t mean every disorder or behaviour is potentially generated by environmental factors!

    No, but it does mean that it is incredibly unlikely that they are not sometimes exacerbated by environmental factors.