@Arkouda@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 3 days agoHow much data do you require before you accept something as "fact"?message-square104fedilinkarrow-up187arrow-down10
arrow-up187arrow-down1message-squareHow much data do you require before you accept something as "fact"?@Arkouda@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 3 days agomessage-square104fedilink
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•2 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•23 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-square@Arkouda@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilink1•2 hours agoHow can Science be proven wrong and still work? That is not at all how Science works.
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.