Observation and the development theories

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Quine argued that there are no analytic statements. What was his argument? If true, why would this be a significant criticism of the logic positivists' view of a finalized science? WHat counterintuitive implications did it have for the notion of theories being true and for the connection between observation and the development theories?

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