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pipoman

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149. on the contrary. ..

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #144)

Sun Apr 6, 2014, 08:29 AM

Apr 2014

We do and take the best we can, then hope for the best. No, my point is that I believe it healthy to question science, and be fluid in our understanding that science is fallible. This is the issue I have with these 'science is true' believers. Science is true until it isn't, then the new science is true.

I do agree that a portion of science is irrefutable fact, part is likely, and much is questionable.

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