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> even laypeople understand it more scientifically Laypeople use more scientific-sounding words, sure, but what more scientific way is there to understand some
by jstanley 2y ago
> even laypeople understand it more scientifically
Laypeople use more scientific-sounding words, sure, but what more scientific way is there to understand something than to have discovered it yourself through experiment?
- utensil4778 2y agoExperimentation brings knowledge, not understanding. Franklin did not understand electricity, but merely observed it. It wasn't until we discovered the electron proper and Maxwell did his work that we-- anyone-- understood electricity. Understanding comes from scientific and academic rigor after the discovery.
- OJFord 2y agoOr just separately from, like Higgs understanding and theorising a boson years before it was actually 'discovered'/detected experimentally.
- neuralRiot 2y ago> It wasn't until we discovered the electron proper I’d even say that we don’t yet fully understand the electron!