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[โ€“] saintshenanigans 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Skepticism is the literal precursor to the scientific method, and that's where you're stopping. There is no science at the skepticism step.

You're basically saying, "Gravity isn't real because I don't see proof."

A real scientist would drop an apple, a feather, a bowling ball, and verify it.

[โ€“] [email protected] -2 points 9 months ago

Skepticism is the literal precursor to the acientific method, and that's where you're stopping.

Good, so we agree on something then. No skepticism = no science.

You're basically saying, "Gravity isn't real because I don't see proof."

Strawman. I didn't say that.

A real scientist would drop an apple, a feather, a bowling ball, and verify it.

Yes, and some of the people in the "anti-science" community ARE doing that. And the rest of them are conducting a self-experiment on what happens if you ignore all the science...