What does the phrase "science is a way of constraining beliefs" mean?
(a) some observation might show that what scientists believe is wrong
(b) some observation might prove that what scientists believe is true
(c) theories in science need not imply anything about the world
(d) scientists ought to be constrained not to rely on theories
(e) scientists ought to be constrained not to rely on observations
A
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