(April 11, 2016 at 10:03 pm)AAA Wrote: Ok, let's clear this up. Yes peer review is a valuable tool used to ensure that work is done correctly. Without it science would be nowhere. However, it is not the only indicator that science is being done. Newton did not have his writings peer reviewed, but he was definitely practicing science.
So much convolution.
You are not practicing science. You are learning about that which has already been established, supporting it through peer review.
The great thing is that if Newton had been wrong, we would not be acknowledging him today.
Would you not agree?
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