>It's not as simple as that, for all sciences Yes, it is - that's the very basis for science. One of the main problems is that many academic disciplines have

>It's not as simple as that, for all sciences Yes, it is - that's the very basis for science. One of the main problems is that many academic disciplines have been wrongly classified as hard science (see "social" sciences). >The LHC has only been built once.. But everyone believes the results, and believes that they represent the Higgs. Nobody intelligent "believes" anything. We examine evidence and draw tentative conclusions based on that evidence, always retaining doubt because, unless you are omniscient, there is always new information that can come to light that can cause you to change your conclusion. Science is a process. If you "believe" anything without doubt, you aren't a scientist, you are a priest.