infinite_ass@leminal.space to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 6 days agoScience owes its power to a great bullshit-filter : observation.message-squaremessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down19
arrow-up145arrow-down1message-squareScience owes its power to a great bullshit-filter : observation.infinite_ass@leminal.space to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 6 days agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squareMango@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 days ago“and what’s your evidence?” “Well just look at it.”
minus-squareinfinite_ass@leminal.spaceOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-26 days agoObservation is fantastic for removing bullshit from the conversation. He’s arguing that salt is sweet? Well just taste it then. It could be explored. How does science NOT stick to the observation? Could we further optimize it? It could be borrowed. Are some conversations just too bullshit? Maybe we could borrow science’s trick.
“and what’s your evidence?”
“Well just look at it.”
Observation is fantastic for removing bullshit from the conversation.
He’s arguing that salt is sweet? Well just taste it then.
It could be explored. How does science NOT stick to the observation? Could we further optimize it?
It could be borrowed. Are some conversations just too bullshit? Maybe we could borrow science’s trick.