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Re:Study reveals new details on what happened in the first m... by tasty_freeze on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @11:12PM (#27285790)
"Scientists, and the process of science generally, who can only prove things wrong and can never be entirely sure if they are right, have produced a study revealing new details on what happened during the first microsecond of the Big Bang."

Imagine if people followed your request. How many times would you read that disclaimer before you got sick of it?

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Re:Study reveals new details on what happened in the first m... by naikrovek on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @12:49AM (#27286490)
less tired than I am seeing things stated as fact, as if we know for sure, when we don't.

less tired than I am explaining this to people who don't understand it.

and the wording would be more like changing "Scientists now know..." to "Scientists now believe..."

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