RE: Tooth Fairy Bullshit
January 17, 2017 at 4:37 pm
(This post was last modified: January 17, 2017 at 4:41 pm by robvalue.)
Sure, we can be reasonably certain. We're confident because we test it. But when something breaks our models, we can't be the slightest bit confident this is because this thing "breaks the law" rather than us simply not modeling the law correctly. What does it even mean, to break a law? It's a contradiction in terms. Science is right, but science is wrong.
The whole process of science is about refining models. If something is "supernatural" every time it falls outside our current understanding, we'd never get anywhere. No it fucking isn't, get back to work and improve the models. Oh no you're right, we understand it now. This distinction between natural and "supernatural" is entirely arbitrary, and no one except woo-peddlers feel the need to make it.
The whole process of science is about refining models. If something is "supernatural" every time it falls outside our current understanding, we'd never get anywhere. No it fucking isn't, get back to work and improve the models. Oh no you're right, we understand it now. This distinction between natural and "supernatural" is entirely arbitrary, and no one except woo-peddlers feel the need to make it.
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