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Re:Why does current flow the opposite way from the electrons? by jstanley on Friday June 21, 2024 @06:44PM (#40754613)
> even laypeople understand it more scientifically

Laypeople use more scientific-sounding words, sure, but what more scientific way is there to understand something than to have discovered it yourself through experiment?

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Re:Why does current flow the opposite way from the electrons? by utensil4778 on Saturday June 22, 2024 @12:49PM (#40760356)
Experimentation brings knowledge, not understanding.

Franklin did not understand electricity, but merely observed it.

It wasn't until we discovered the electron proper and Maxwell did his work that we-- anyone-- understood electricity.

Understanding comes from scientific and academic rigor after the discovery.

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Re:Why does current flow the opposite way from the electrons? by OJFord on Monday June 24, 2024 @10:47AM (#40776716)
Or just separately from, like Higgs understanding and theorising a boson years before it was actually 'discovered'/detected experimentally.
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Re:Why does current flow the opposite way from the electrons? by neuralRiot on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @04:35PM (#40793283)
> It wasn't until we discovered the electron proper

I’d even say that we don’t yet fully understand the electron!

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