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Re:Humanities aren't a science and shouldn't be treated like... by stanfordkid on Friday June 05, 2020 @10:19PM (#23436243)
Not really. The equations of quantum physics don't change by virtue of you observing them.
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Re:Humanities aren't a science and shouldn't be treated like... by jaundermann on Saturday June 06, 2020 @01:18AM (#23437024)
Maybe, but the laws as we know them do. People create and change them.
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Re:Humanities aren't a science and shouldn't be treated like... by stanfordkid on Saturday June 06, 2020 @06:56PM (#23443089)
Sure. But updating the equations doesn't change the outcome of the Michelson-Morley experiment or make a ball fall up instead of down -- it simply converges on a more precise outcome.
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