Comment on Is a scientific lifestyle even possible?
Are we saying that science fails at scale?
Why would it?
Because you can’t test everything.
No, but given enough people in the field and enough time, you can test most of what matters. You don’t need to test (and re-test) absolutely everything. Just enough to draw consistent conclusions for the decisions people make.
That’s just a drop of investigation in ocean of assumption. It doesn’t feel very scientific.
Why should you?
Because it might be important
HerbalGamer@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Why would it?
dope@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Because you can’t test everything.
PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
No, but given enough people in the field and enough time, you can test most of what matters. You don’t need to test (and re-test) absolutely everything. Just enough to draw consistent conclusions for the decisions people make.
dope@lemm.ee 1 year ago
That’s just a drop of investigation in ocean of assumption. It doesn’t feel very scientific.
HerbalGamer@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Why should you?
dope@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Because it might be important