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Falsifying a theory is a nice thing and assures us that empirical science is working as intended, yes? Or sometimes laypeople were overeager to label as “theory
by AStonesThrow 1y ago
Falsifying a theory is a nice thing and assures us that empirical science is working as intended, yes? Or sometimes laypeople were overeager to label as “theory” some things which enjoyed status as mere hypothesis, or conjecture, or proposal, and so update/reform the models and take baby steps again.
I am skeptical that “planet formation” is a type of subject where we could entertain any theories at all, on the human timescales we can handle.