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8552182 No.8552182 [Reply] [Original]

Having an opinion about everything is a pretty stupid thing to do, especially because we often don't have the time or energy to think things through, yet we still frequently do it. I find myself accepting things outside my field I see posted here, but the problem is that most of people are doing the same. What are some popular beliefs about your field that are just plain wrong? What is something that I should know about your field that you would consider me well or decently informed? What about the opposite, which belief about your field reveals me to be a fucking idiot?

>> No.8552203

climate scientist here

global warming isn't actually happening

>> No.8552205

Neutrons "magically" have energy but not matter: Not.
Photons "magically" travel the same speed: good little photons.
Most people are severely ignorant: the ones who believe pasta grows on trees, people en mass overdosed on pot.
Having an opinion is ok: it is believing absolutely that identifies the severely mentally damaged.

>> No.8552223

>>8552203
Explain?
is the 93% a meme or are you in the 7%?

>> No.8552242

mathematician here

the real numbers aren't even defined in a good enough way to do basic arithmetic with them

>> No.8552279

>>8552242
I'm pretty sure you can define the real numbers with dedekind cuts then define operations on the with a little bit of set theory

>> No.8552289

>>8552223
"Climate science" back in the 80's and 90's was such a shitty field people had to beg for grants and research money more than they usually have to.

Somebody came out with a graph that's was climate science's big break and everybody jumped on the research train, hoping for dem publications.

We're in too deep now.

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>>8552279
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlnBo3APRlU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DNlEq0ZrTo

>> No.8552474

Don't assume anything is a meme.