Deduction: The art of making wild and ridiculous guesses that are subject to falsification, and then acting in a wholly contrary way by trying to prove yourself wrong, and inviting others to do the same. Deductive method is also called science, and has been practiced by eccentric oddballs like Galileo, Darwin, Einstein, and Pasteur. (see induction, Karl Popper)
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