Re:An Ice Core Reveals the Economic Health of the Roman Empire
by snambi on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @07:01PM
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The greenland is too far from Rome. The lead levels could be from anywhere on earth.
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Re:An Ice Core Reveals the Economic Health of the Roman Empire
by llukas on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @07:02PM
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You contradict yourself.
Re:An Ice Core Reveals the Economic Health of the Roman Empire
by CoolAndComposed on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @07:19PM
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Just because we know the Romans used lead, doesn't mean they were the only ones or the only possible cause (both unknown unknowns). There's no contradiction, there's an unshared set of assumptions.
Re:An Ice Core Reveals the Economic Health of the Roman Empire
by lawlessone on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @10:16AM
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Yeah i think Julius Ceasar global leadening was a conspriacy by China /s
Re:An Ice Core Reveals the Economic Health of the Roman Empire
by CoolAndComposed on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @12:15PM
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How does that random thought happen?
Re:An Ice Core Reveals the Economic Health of the Roman Empire
by 8bitsrule on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @11:46PM
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Well, your second sentence is true. But since the levels seem to rise and fall with conditions in Rome - a known polluter with known health problems from lead - it is a very likely source of those levels.
Scientists create hypotheses on the basis of information available to them; if more information arrives, the hypotheses are (eventually) adjusted accordingly. They're not meant to be taken as absolute assertions.