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Re:Roy Kerr: Do Black Holes Have Singularities? by nicbn on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @10:26PM (#38637418)
But to know via scientific method requires proof (or disproof) by experimentation
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Re:Roy Kerr: Do Black Holes Have Singularities? by pmontra on Thursday December 14, 2023 @08:23AM (#38641047)
Technically speaking there can be "disproof" but there is never "proof".

We have theories and experiments.

An experiment giving a result not in accord with the theory is an immediate disproof.

An experiment giving a result in accord with the theory is a confirmation possibly waiting for another experiment resulting in a disproof.

Proof exist only in mathematics.

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Re:Roy Kerr: Do Black Holes Have Singularities? by rhn_mk1 on Thursday December 14, 2023 @09:13AM (#38641513)
You can get knowledge (e.g. mathematical) without observation. You can't get information without observation.
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