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-misanthroptimist

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4. There is this idea out there that there are immutable, eternal facts.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 02:57 AM

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There almost certainly aren't such facts. But even if there was such a fact, how could we prove that future piece of information wouldn't modify or negate such a fact? The answer is...we couldn't.

The idea that all knowledge is provisional is the core of the Scientific Method. Scientific conclusions and facts are based on the available evidence. We can never know -no matter how confident we are- if we are in possession of all the relevant information.

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Good meme on science: [View all] applegrove Monday OP

Saved so I can enjoy reading it again calimary Tuesday #1

AMEN!!! BurnDoubt Tuesday #2

I would have said "seeking" but "finding" works because it does happen occasionally. littlemissmartypants Tuesday #3

There is this idea out there that there are immutable, eternal facts. -misanthroptimist Tuesday #4

Tell that to the astronauts about to go to the dark side of the moon. applegrove Tuesday #5

That's naked assertion -misanthroptimist Tuesday #6

No I am not asserting that we know all the laws applegrove Tuesday #7

Okay. Then we've had a bit of a miscommunication. -misanthroptimist Tuesday #8