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Agreeing with @Dcleve's answer, I would like to add to that.

Feyerabend's thesis of "anything goes" means, among other things, that there is no a priori reason that throwing a coin in order to derive natural laws or decide actions is on the average worse(1) that what is done using scientific methods (where applicable). In fact there is a non zero chance this random walk on possible actions can arrive at more profound and deeper outcomes.

Also there is no a priori reason that effective cures for diseases cannot be found through, for example alternative conceptions of reality, like myths and story telling, than "narratives" based on molecular biology.

Another reason is that cultural hegemony should not blind us from alternative but equally effective conceptions of physical reality and methodology.

It is a fact that a given outcome may be arrived at through different routes.

So for these and other reasons Feyerabend's thesis cannot simply be dismissed. Even if one adheres to the scientific method, it is still beneficial to keep in mind that anything goes, as it can have a positive effect on scientific narrow-mindedness which can be detrimental to the pursuit of knowledge.

References

1. NFL theorem

Agreeing with @Dcleve's answer, I would like to add to that.

Feyerabend's thesis(1) of "anything goes" means, among other things, that there is no a priori reason that throwing a coin in order to derive natural laws or decide actions is on the average worse(2) that what is done using scientific methods (where applicable). In fact there is a non zero chance this random walk on possible actions can arrive at more profound and deeper outcomes.

Also there is no a priori reason that effective cures for diseases cannot be found through, for example alternative conceptions of reality, like myths and story telling, than "narratives" based on molecular biology.

Another reason is that cultural hegemony should not blind us from alternative but equally effective conceptions of physical reality and methodology.

It is a fact that a given outcome may be arrived at through different routes.

So for these and other reasons Feyerabend's thesis cannot simply be dismissed. Even if one adheres to the scientific method, it is still beneficial to keep in mind that anything goes, as it can have a positive effect on scientific narrow-mindedness which can be detrimental to the pursuit of knowledge.

References

1. Against Method
2. NFL theorem

Agreeing with @Dcleve's answer, I would like to add to that.

Feyerabend's thesis of "anything goes" means, among other things, that there is no a priori reason that throwing a coin in order to derive natural laws or decide actions is on the average worse that what is done using scientific methods (where applicable). In fact there is a non zero chance this random walk on possible actions can arrive at more profound and deeper outcomes.

Also there is no a priori reason that effective cures for diseases cannot be found through, for example alternative conceptions of reality, like myths and story telling, than "narratives" based on molecular biology.

Another reason is that cultural hegemony should not blind us from alternative but equally effective conceptions of physical reality and methodology.

It is a fact that a given outcome may be arrived at through different routes.

So for these and other reasons Feyerabend's thesis cannot simply be dismissed. Even if one adheres to the scientific method, it is still beneficial to keep in mind that anything goes, as it can have a positive effect on scientific narrow-mindedness which can be detrimental to the pursuit of knowledge.

Agreeing with @Dcleve's answer, I would like to add to that.

Feyerabend's thesis of "anything goes" means, among other things, that there is no a priori reason that throwing a coin in order to derive natural laws or decide actions is on the average worse(1) that what is done using scientific methods (where applicable). In fact there is a non zero chance this random walk on possible actions can arrive at more profound and deeper outcomes.

Also there is no a priori reason that effective cures for diseases cannot be found through, for example alternative conceptions of reality, like myths and story telling, than "narratives" based on molecular biology.

Another reason is that cultural hegemony should not blind us from alternative but equally effective conceptions of physical reality and methodology.

It is a fact that a given outcome may be arrived at through different routes.

So for these and other reasons Feyerabend's thesis cannot simply be dismissed. Even if one adheres to the scientific method, it is still beneficial to keep in mind that anything goes, as it can have a positive effect on scientific narrow-mindedness which can be detrimental to the pursuit of knowledge.

References

1. NFL theorem

Agreeing with @Dcleve's answer, I would like to add to that.

Feyerabend's thesis of "anything goes" means, among other things, that there is no a priori reason that throwing a coin in order to derive natural laws or decide actions is on the average worse that what is done using scientific methods (where applicable). In fact there is a non zero chance this random walk on possible actions can arrive at more profound and deeper outcomes.

Also there is no a priori reason that effective cures for diseases cannot be found through, for example alternative conceptions of reality, like myths and story telling, than "narratives" based on molecular biology.

Another reason is that cultural hegemony should not blind us from alternative but equally effective conceptions of physical reality and methodology.

It is a fact that a given outcome may be arrived at through different routes.

So for these and other reasons Feyerabend's thesis cannot simply be dismissed.

Agreeing with @Dcleve's answer, I would like to add to that.

Feyerabend's thesis of "anything goes" means, among other things, that there is no a priori reason that throwing a coin in order to derive natural laws or decide actions is on the average worse that what is done using scientific methods (where applicable). In fact there is a non zero chance this random walk on possible actions can arrive at more profound and deeper outcomes.

Also there is no a priori reason that effective cures for diseases cannot be found through, for example alternative conceptions of reality, like myths and story telling, than "narratives" based on molecular biology.

Another reason is that cultural hegemony should not blind us from alternative but equally effective conceptions of physical reality and methodology.

It is a fact that a given outcome may be arrived at through different routes.

So for these and other reasons Feyerabend's thesis cannot simply be dismissed. Even if one adheres to the scientific method, it is still beneficial to keep in mind that anything goes, as it can have a positive effect on scientific narrow-mindedness which can be detrimental to the pursuit of knowledge.