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greenthrow on May 18, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Seven Dyson Sphere Candidates

Theories that are worth investigating should be based on past evidence. They should be attempts to explain things we have observed. If they aren't they are wild speculation, and as I said, anti-science.

motoboi on May 18, 2024 | [–]

Donald Knuth would love to have a talk with you about the need for theories as basis for scientific inquiry, not the opposite.

timschmidt on May 18, 2024 | [–]

Please see this video: "Science Needs Pseudoscience to Advance": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ-031A4G1Y

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