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5961124 No.5961124 [Reply] [Original]

>M-MUH INFALLIBLE SCIENCE

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/03/08/astronomers-find-ancient-star-methuselah_n_2834999.html

>> No.5961159

>>5961124
The age of the universe has always been up for debate, retard.

>> No.5961164

oh no, conflicting data points have been collected, I guess science is a lie

>> No.5961211

>science
>discovers new facts
>adjusts theories to match reality

because that's how fucking science works, you inbred cunt.

>> No.5961249

>>5961124
>Infallible
>science
pick one

This smells like CERNs superluminal neutrinos all over again.

>> No.5961254

>>5961249
In CERN's defense, they stated from the start that they thought those data points were faulty. The hooplah was the media's fault.

>> No.5961270

>>5961254
I know, that's what I'm getting at.

>> No.5961271

>>5961270
oh, okay. makes sense.

>> No.5961273

>>5961271
I'm glad we could sort this amicably.

>> No.5961281

>>5961273
I agree. high five!

>> No.5961289

save yourself a lot of grief, never read the comments section on any news website.

>> No.5961306

>Something new gets discovered
>Science adjusts
>Improving yourself is bad!
Sorry op. Science isn't a religion.

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5961386

>>5961159
>>5961164
>>5961211
>>5961306

>"The universe is x amount of years old."
>Publish this everywhere in books, textbooks, and elsewhere.
>Le euphoric science enthusiasts pass it off as concrete infallible knowledge.
>New facts emerge.
>People question the strength of original assertion due to overzealous euphoric neckbeards and science popularizers.
>"THAT'S JUST SCIENCE BRO"

How is scientific reasoning any different to conspiracy theorists who dismiss objections in an ad hoc manner?

>> No.5961400

>>5961386
>http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/03/08/astronomers-find-ancient-star-methuselah_n_2834999.html


Most likely we are wrong about the age of the star.
But it is possible also that we are wrong about the age of the universe.

In any case, this doesn´t dismiss science in any way or give credit to religious nutjobs.
Get back to chomping down burgers and diet coke while reading the bible, americlap.

>> No.5961413

>>5961124
Who said science aims to be infallible? You're supposed to create a theory and try as hard as possible to falsify it. Didn't they teach you this in, what, 2nd grade?

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5961431

>>5961386
>le

>> No.5961441

>there appears to be a margin of error of about 800 million years, or so - enough to just barely place the star below the age of everything else

wake me up when we actually have a star older than the universe.

>> No.5963238

>>5961431
Jesus christ lurk every board more.

>> No.5963318 [DELETED] 

>>5961289
I actually did after I read your comment.

Never again.

>> No.5963824

>>5961306
religion has changed and adjusted just like science.