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There's a difference between suspecting something and knowing it. E.g. a lot of country sayings might offer an interesting starting point to figure out if ther
by _Microft 7y ago
There's a difference between suspecting something and knowing it.
E.g. a lot of country sayings might offer an interesting starting point to figure out if there's some truth to them and some interesting things to discover there but by no means they are proof of anything.
- naringas 7y agohow does soemthing transition into being known? is it once a scientific paper about it gets published on a peer reviewed reputable journal? is that the only way? or do alternatives exist?
- bouchard 7y ago> is that the only way? or do alternatives exist? Are there legitimate alternatives to the scientific method?
- drdeca 7y agoWhile I don’t mean to speak negatively of peer reviewed journals, I don’t think “the scientific method” and “getting published in a highly regarded peer reviewed journal” are synonymous. If there were no journals, I don’t think they would have to be created before anything counted as being done using the scientific method. Though, I do agree that peer review is very useful.
- pfd1986 7y agoOnce it gets published and then reproduced by others while discarding cofounding factors.