Word: validated
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...depend on these crutches to excuse a perfectly valid form of entertainment? We overextend ourselves with classes, job hunts, and term time work; it’s unsurprising that so many of us enjoy simple entertainment options. There’s nothing wrong with reaching for Rowlings instead of Rabelais in your few minutes of downtime, and there’s nothing wrong with discussing Hermione and Ron’s flirtations at breakfast the next day either. Lighten up, Harvard. I know I did as soon as the Raven was back in the ring...
...response rate] is low enough that we cannot consider the results scientifically valid,” Komaroff wrote...
Therein lies the problem: guessing isn’t science. Processes of inquiry—especially those of science—are only productive when they yield valid, reliable results, and only strong evidence can provide that necessary validity. Anyone can guess anything they want, and perhaps those ideas have a place in a philosophy classroom. But in a modern science classroom, ideas are worthless if they can’t be defended empirically, which the so-called “theory” of intelligent design cannot...
With the recent advances in terrorist communication, security agencies now face the formidable task of sifting through what Atran called “misinformation” in order to extract valid facts...
...consider doing it in a place where it's legally recognized? Well, I could have gone to Massachusetts, but it's not valid unless I live in Massachusetts, so what's the point? I keep believing that California is going to come around. It got very close, until Arnold I-want-to-poke-his-eyes-out Schwarzenegger...