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Scientific consensus isn't "we believe"; it's "the results of widespread, independent, carefully executed, controlled experiments show." Further, it doesn't me
by rscale 14y ago
Scientific consensus isn't "we believe"; it's "the results of widespread, independent, carefully executed, controlled experiments show."
Further, it doesn't mean that it "must be true" but rather that it is more likely to true.
- jacoblyles 14y agoThat's not quite true. Many branches of science don't use controlled laboratory experiments.
- lutusp 14y agoYes, but all legitimate sciences (a) put forth falsifiable theories, and (b) abandon those theories that fail comparison with reality. The fact that cosmologists don't perform laboratory experiments with miniature black holes doesn't reduce the scientific standing of cosmology, as long as there are equally persuasive sources of evidence to support the theories.