Is saying "...so I know how science works." likely to convince people?

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Is saying "...so I know how science works." likely to convince people?

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RE: Is saying "...so I know how science works." likely to convince people?

February 14, 2020 at 11:23 am (This post was last modified: February 14, 2020 at 11:24 am by Mister Agenda.)

Even in the 'historical sciences' experiments can be done by making predictions on what will be found based on what we already know, supporting the hypothesis. We predicted where tiktaalik would be found, we can predict the likely number of novel species on an island based on its size, how far it is from the nearest continent, and if it was part of a continent previously, how long it has been separated.

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Is saying "...so I know how science works." likely to convince people? - by FlatAssembler - January 30, 2019 at 3:50 am

RE: Is saying "...so I know how science works." likely to convince people? - by Peebo-Thuhlu - January 30, 2019 at 3:59 am

RE: Is saying "...so I know how science works." likely to convince people? - by bennyboy - January 30, 2019 at 4:15 am

RE: Is saying "...so I know how science works." likely to convince people? - by Anomalocaris - January 30, 2019 at 4:49 am

RE: Is saying "...so I know how science works." likely to convince people? - by Dr H - January 30, 2019 at 7:02 pm

RE: Is saying "...so I know how science works." likely to convince people? - by The Grand Nudger - January 30, 2019 at 7:06 pm

RE: Is saying "...so I know how science works." likely to convince people? - by FlatAssembler - September 10, 2020 at 12:38 pm

RE: Is saying "...so I know how science works." likely to convince people? - by FlatAssembler - January 31, 2019 at 3:23 am

RE: Is saying "...so I know how science works." likely to convince people? - by Dr H - January 31, 2019 at 8:39 pm

RE: Is saying "...so I know how science works." likely to convince people? - by Brian37 - January 31, 2019 at 8:58 pm

RE: Is saying "...so I know how science works." likely to convince people? - by FlatAssembler - February 13, 2020 at 2:34 pm

RE: Is saying "...so I know how science works." likely to convince people? - by Mister Agenda - February 14, 2020 at 11:23 am

RE: Is saying "...so I know how science works." likely to convince people? - by Abaddon_ire - February 14, 2020 at 9:47 pm

RE: Is saying "...so I know how science works." likely to convince people? - by toreason - April 15, 2020 at 10:23 pm

RE: Is saying "...so I know how science works." likely to convince people? - by Belacqua - April 15, 2020 at 10:43 pm

RE: Is saying "...so I know how science works." likely to convince people? - by Ranjr - April 15, 2020 at 11:09 pm

RE: Is saying "...so I know how science works." likely to convince people? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - April 16, 2020 at 5:05 am

RE: Is saying "...so I know how science works." likely to convince people? - by Nay_Sayer - April 16, 2020 at 10:59 am

RE: Is saying "...so I know how science works." likely to convince people? - by Prof.Lunaphiles - April 19, 2020 at 4:50 pm

RE: Is saying "...so I know how science works." likely to convince people? - by The Grand Nudger - April 19, 2020 at 5:03 pm

RE: Is saying "...so I know how science works." likely to convince people? - by Prof.Lunaphiles - April 19, 2020 at 5:09 pm

RE: Is saying "...so I know how science works." likely to convince people? - by The Grand Nudger - April 19, 2020 at 5:25 pm

RE: Is saying "...so I know how science works." likely to convince people? - by Prof.Lunaphiles - April 19, 2020 at 5:58 pm

RE: Is saying "...so I know how science works." likely to convince people? - by The Grand Nudger - April 19, 2020 at 6:07 pm

RE: Is saying "...so I know how science works." likely to convince people? - by Little lunch - April 20, 2020 at 5:16 pm

RE: Is saying "...so I know how science works." likely to convince people? - by polymath257 - April 21, 2020 at 2:40 pm

RE: Is saying "...so I know how science works." likely to convince people? - by Prof.Lunaphiles - April 21, 2020 at 4:18 pm

RE: Is saying "...so I know how science works." likely to convince people? - by The Grand Nudger - April 21, 2020 at 7:00 pm

RE: Is saying "...so I know how science works." likely to convince people? - by no one - September 10, 2020 at 2:44 pm

RE: Is saying "...so I know how science works." likely to convince people? - by Angrboda - September 10, 2020 at 2:53 pm

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