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Re:Why “Trusting the Science” Is Complicated by paganel on Monday February 15, 2021 @04:07AM (#26140720)
> what happens in all possible worlds.

Talking about "all possible worlds" is religious-talk (at least that's what Hume would say), afaik we only know of one world, talking about the "possibility" of other worlds is what established/institutional religions do.

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Re:Why “Trusting the Science” Is Complicated by mkl on Monday February 15, 2021 @05:07AM (#26141140)
Not literal worlds, mathematical possibilities. Analysis like "If XYZ is true, then [conclusion 1], but if XYZ is false, then [conclusion 2]". It's not religion, it's logic and mathematics, and we absolutely can look at all possibilities in many circumstances.
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