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infinite_ass@leminal.space 3 weeks agoThere was this guy who spent his whole life in rural Arizona. All evidence indicated that the world is made of sand.
Never discount errors of perspective.
If you consider something that all scientists do then you might see a vast shared error.
justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
It was evident that the world was bigger than what the guy saw, he was just not checking (lazy or insatiable or whatever) what’s further. There is the difference.
infinite_ass@leminal.space 3 weeks ago
Good call man. And the sun in the sky too. He should have thought of that too.
Sas@beehaw.org 3 weeks ago
To form a solid base for the giant telescopes we put on them so we don’t just see our small horizon.