Empirical testing of a scientific hypothesis is always indirect. A hypothesis is tested by making predictions and seeing if the predictions are true. A look at the logic of this shows that a true prediction cannot prove a hypothesis. Nor can a false prediction disprove a hypothesis. So empirical testing is always indecisive, and scientific method must involve more that just evidence and logic.
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Kosso, P. (2011). Empirical Testing. In SpringerBriefs in Philosophy (Vol. 1, pp. 13–20). Springer Science and Business Media B.V. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1614-8_3
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