@Arkouda@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 3 days agoHow much data do you require before you accept something as "fact"?message-square133fedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down12
arrow-up184arrow-down1message-squareHow much data do you require before you accept something as "fact"?@Arkouda@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 3 days agomessage-square133fedilink
minus-square@Arkouda@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilink1•1 day agoWhat happens when “science” backs up two opposing ideas with sufficient evidence and logic to make either seem plausible?
minus-square@Arkouda@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilink1•7 hours agoOff the top of my head string theory is a good example of numerous competing hypothesis that seem plausible given the data.
minus-square@sexyskinnybitch@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilink2•1 day 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-square@Arkouda@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilink1•7 hours agoHow can Science be proven wrong and still work? That is not at all how Science works.
when science backs it up.
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.
Science rules!