Evaluate the following statement. "Simplified models such as Glatzmaier and Roberts' computer simulation cannot falsify a hypothesis."
A) This statement is false because the failure of a correlation between the model and the hypothesis could be due to an error in the model, not the hypothesis.
B) This statement is false because the failure of a correlation between the model and the hypothesis shows that there must be some error in the hypothesis.
C) This statement is true because the failure of a correlation between the model and the hypothesis could be due to an error in the model, not the hypothesis.
D) This statement is true because the failure of a correlation between the model and the hypothesis shows that there must be some error in the hypothesis.
Answer: A
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