Arkouda@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoHow much data do you require before you accept something as "fact"?message-squaremessage-square129fedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down12
arrow-up186arrow-down1message-squareHow much data do you require before you accept something as "fact"?Arkouda@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square129fedilink
minus-squaresexyskinnybitch@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day agowhen science backs it up.
minus-squareArkouda@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·23 hours agoWhat happens when “science” backs up two opposing ideas with sufficient evidence and logic to make either seem plausible?
minus-squareMrRazamataz@lemmy.razbot.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·23 hours agoHave you got an example?
minus-squareArkouda@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 hour agoOff the top of my head string theory is a good example of numerous competing hypothesis that seem plausible given the data.
minus-squaresexyskinnybitch@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·22 hours agoThen the science isn’t done evaluating the opposing ideas. That’s the beauty of science, it can be proven wrong and still work.
minus-squareArkouda@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 hour agoHow can Science be proven wrong and still work? That is not at all how Science works.
when science backs it up.
Science rules!
What happens when “science” backs up two opposing ideas with sufficient evidence and logic to make either seem plausible?
Have you got an example?
Off the top of my head string theory is a good example of numerous competing hypothesis that seem plausible given the data.
Then the science isn’t done evaluating the opposing ideas. That’s the beauty of science, it can be proven wrong and still work.
How can Science be proven wrong and still work? That is not at all how Science works.