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Blame not the laws of nature

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    Lies, Error and Confusion

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    Lies

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    The Demarcation of Science: Historical

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    The Demarcation of Science: Recent

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    Observed Regularities and Laws of Nature

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Agassi, J. Blame not the laws of nature. Found Sci 1, 131–154 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00208729

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