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>> this is science where the aggregate of evidence and analysis is used to support provisional hypothesis. Except those few occasions where a single experiment
by sandworm101 5y ago
>> this is science where the aggregate of evidence and analysis is used to support provisional hypothesis.
Except those few occasions where a single experiment/paper/observation can throw out an entire field. It is rare, but science remains open to the possibility that even the most treasured law can be invalidated by a single, repeatable, experiment.
- sgt101 5y agoThe key being "repeatable".