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Well, if they can manage to reproduce a phenomenon, however they stumble on it, it's pretty conclusively confirmed. There's definitely doubt about their conclu
by imglorp 10y ago
Well, if they can manage to reproduce a phenomenon, however they stumble on it, it's pretty conclusively confirmed.
There's definitely doubt about their conclusion when they can't reproduce something and then declare it busted -- absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
- nitrogen 10y agoI can think of one "confirmed" myth involving bacteria that was likely invalidated by improper sample handling. The lab scientist who ran the test appeared to be straining to say that without overstepping her remit on the show.