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1. LS (lain@lain.com)'s status on Tuesday, 13-Jun-2023 05:45:21 JST LS
   Biologists trying to force the meme that hypothesis = maybe and theory = 100% sure, then physicists just call every vague idea a theory.
   • histoire (histoire@pleroma.skyshanty.xyz)'s status on Tuesday, 13-Jun-2023 05:50:13 JST histoire

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     @lain
     
     BUT THATS JUST A THEORY
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   • mangeurdenuage (mangeurdenuage@shitposter.club)'s status on Tuesday, 13-Jun-2023 05:50:17 JST mangeurdenuage

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     @lain Meanwhile other people are having fun.
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   • volkris@qoto.org's status on Tuesday, 13-Jun-2023 05:54:26 JST volkris

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     @lain

     I’ve heard people make that framing over the years, and I really don’t know where they come up with it.

     The value of the scientific method is exactly that theories are maybe, leading to testing via hypothesis.

     When I hear people saying theory is certain, they really get the whole point of #science backwards. If the theory was certain there would be nothing worth testing.

     Just for completeness, the way I’d frame science is:
     A model describes what you see
     A theory guesses at how the model works
     An experiment stresses the theory, trying to break it
     A hypothesis is the stress point where the theory may break

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