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Re:New evidence shows water separates into two different liq... by mikewarot on Sunday August 21, 2022 @10:33PM (#32546674)
Evidence comes from experiments, not simulations. You don't get to overload the word "evidence" in this way, not on my watch.

A model can't produce evidence, it can only predict its possibility, and give hints to the experimenter on where to find it.

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Re:New evidence shows water separates into two different liq... by okamiueru on Monday August 22, 2022 @01:27AM (#32547684)
Right on. "Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion".

Maybe it changes once we have a complete and exact model of the physical reality. Until then...

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Re:New evidence shows water separates into two different liq... by longcommonname on Monday August 22, 2022 @01:28AM (#32547695)
Models based on our understanding of the world provide a level of certainty lower than experimentation but still scientifically valid.

Discoveries are often statistical in their nature about how uncertain the are.

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