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I make it a habit to not read science-themed articles that contain the word or variants of the word "impossible" when describing something clearly observed. Th
by ksaj 7y ago
I make it a habit to not read science-themed articles that contain the word or variants of the word "impossible" when describing something clearly observed.
The word "unexpectedly" or "surprisingly" is probably what they mean. But if the writer thinks the scientists believe their observations to be impossible, then they've written an article that isn't worth reading. The title already says it isn't so -- they couldn't have observed this in any way.
These types of headline make it sound like the scientists don't know what they're talking about. Since they obviously do know what they've observed, I'd rather read about it from a writer who doesn't speak of them as being so inept.
No wonder the Internet is littered with people who don't trust science. The headlines keep discounting new discoveries by blatantly calling them impossible.
I have the same beef with science writers who speak of "different solar systems." Our sun is Sol. Our planetary system is the only Solar System. All those others are different star systems or different planetary systems that may or may not be Solar-like, and they are named after their own star... not after ours.