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0 pointsmytydev3y ago0 comments

Science can't identify the truth. It can only identify what is NOT true. As our knowledge expands, we get closer to discovering the truth; but we can never be sure we've arrived.

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FeepingCreature3y ago

Science can also not identify falsehoods, it can only shift confidence.

layer83y ago

There’s still an asymmetry in that a single counterexample can destroy a theory.

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FeepingCreature3y ago

Science can also not identify falsehoods, it can only shift confidence.

layer83y ago

There’s still an asymmetry in that a single counterexample can destroy a theory.

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