Re:Surges of cosmic radiation from space directly linked to ...
by psychphysic on Saturday June 17, 2023 @12:12PM
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The first "scientists" looked at the sky and just stared until patterns appeared.
You can't condemn scientists for looking at data. Not everything can be magicked up from first principles in a vacuum.
No scientist would claim that falsifiable hypothesis and empirical validation aren't needed. But I don't think any scientist would criticise someone for looking for patterns on a whim and pointing it out to others.
You can't condemn scientists for looking at data. Not everything can be magicked up from first principles in a vacuum.
No scientist would claim that falsifiable hypothesis and empirical validation aren't needed. But I don't think any scientist would criticise someone for looking for patterns on a whim and pointing it out to others.
A favourite example[0].
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulam_spiral#History