There Is an Old Saying That Sailors Recite: "Red Sky

question 18

Multiple Choice

There is an old saying that sailors recite: "Red sky at night,sailors' delight;red sky in the morning,sailors' warning." However,meteorological observations lead to the conclusion that there is no correlation between the appearance of the sky,in either the evening or the morning,and either rough or calm seas.In this case,as Karl Popper has suggested,what can one conclude about observations versus theories?

• A) Observations are irrelevant,as theories are already considered proven.
• B) Observations provide good evidence of a bad theory.
• C) Observations are less important than evidence supporting a theory.
• D) Observations are more important than evidence supporting a theory.

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