@ bold: that is a load of pure horse shit, man. A complete misuse or misunderstanding of the scientific process. It is the opposite of science, in fact, to make a general statement and search for examples which affirm it. Science is about making specific statements and searching for examples which disprove them.
He's basically describing brainstorming, and while this is a useful tool in the mind of anyone facing creative obstacles, it is a tiny piece of the scientific process. I hazard to say that it is a pre-scientific process which gives way to testing the hypothesized statements generated in this way.
Seriously. How could GPS exist if this were true? How could microwave ovens exist if this were true? Science does not look at QM and say, wow, that's really complex, let's make some unconfirmed statements about it and leave it at that.
If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's probably a duck, you're right. We should let it dictate our economic policy. We should definitely NOT check to see if it's a duck-impersonating water foul, or perhaps a new species of duck with different habitat, mating and feeding habits. That'd be silly.
A duck is a duck.