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f there was once scientific law,theory, or even conjecture you could have be accepted as true by the general public, what would it be?

>> No.5130919

Research and experimentation are more accurate than traditional beliefs and opinions

>> No.5130930

Make an observation
Conduct research
Form a hypothesis
Design an experiment
Conduct experiment / record data
Analyze data / draw conclusions
Reject hypothesis if the data does not support
Retest hypothesis is data does support

All you need to know about science in a nutshell.

>> No.5130933

>>5130919
This. Also, include a general distrust of intuition and recognition of cognitive biases in the "traditional beliefs and opinions" skepticism.

>> No.5130941

>>5130933
>>5130919
oh god, I would literally sacrifice myself, to any and all deities, on a stone altar to make this shit happen