Stating something about "the truth", tends to make scientists nervous. Over centuries, "the truth" on many subjects (such as the indivisibility of the atom) has tended to wander about quite a bit. As mere mortals, we seek "the truth" but really have no way to know when we have found it. The best we can do is say that "this is consistent …
Stating something about "the truth", tends to make scientists nervous. Over centuries, "the truth" on many subjects (such as the indivisibility of the atom) has tended to wander about quite a bit. As mere mortals, we seek "the truth" but really have no way to know when we have found it. The best we can do is say that "this is consistent with the facts that we now know". Even agreement on those "facts" is quite elusive.
Stating something about "the truth", tends to make scientists nervous. Over centuries, "the truth" on many subjects (such as the indivisibility of the atom) has tended to wander about quite a bit. As mere mortals, we seek "the truth" but really have no way to know when we have found it. The best we can do is say that "this is consistent with the facts that we now know". Even agreement on those "facts" is quite elusive.
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