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> But science does not ask this kind of question! I disagree, it is a scientific question. Whether we can answer it in isolation of politics and prejudice is t
by rich_sasha 3y ago
> But science does not ask this kind of question!
I disagree, it is a scientific question. Whether we can answer it in isolation of politics and prejudice is the question for me.
But if you observe some gravitational waves in a single event, you can correlate it to optical or radio observations, you can try to analyse the signals to match them to existing hypotheses of gravitational waves origination etc. The singularity of the event doesn't make it not science. Same as the emergence of a novel virus.
It is just a shame that most of the evidence is subjective and non-scientific. But the question itself is well posed scientific endeavour.
- LeonB 3y agoThe top level question is not a scientific question. In order to investigate it, many many many smaller questions may be asked, some of which are scientific.
- rich_sasha 3y agoI think it's splitting hairs, but even then I disagree. I can't see how the evolution and emergence of a virus is not a question of applied science. That it is commingled with a million political questions, yes it's true. But to me that's a nuisance variable, not fundamentally changing the underlying question.