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It's easy call those claims nonsense in retrospect. However, many important discoveries were made from equally fantastic observations. We would have missed a lo
by goku12 3y ago
It's easy call those claims nonsense in retrospect. However, many important discoveries were made from equally fantastic observations. We would have missed a lot if we brushed them aside cynically. The only way to know for sure is to test the claim scientifically. As the LK99 saga has shown, even incredible claims must be discussed and tested in public. This is one episode where the media hype did work - though the result was disappointing. Well! That's the price you pay for progress.
- Eji1700 3y ago> It's easy call those claims nonsense in retrospect. People were calling out the over hyping, the bad science, and the bad graph from day 1. The original scientists DIDN'T want to publish. Almost all important discoveries have been made from PROPER science. If you have surprising results, you verify them. You verify your test results. You verify your methodology. You repeat the experiment. How many important discoveries aren't found because they can't get funding/attention because "doing it right" is somehow seen as wrong now.