To Science... is to question... not control

I laugh when people say something is absolute because "SCIENCE SAYS SO"

History has proven many things, especially that our understanding of science and the universe around us is more than we understand...
History has proven that science is NOT absolute...
Science is inexact and ever changing...
That is why it is called science...

So the next time someone tells you science says so..
Reply, "yea... just remember that science once said the universe revolved around earth"
Pfft!!!!

https://www.earth.com/news/water-molecule-discovery-will-force-textbooks-to-be-rewritten/

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Sidewinder · 36-40, M

The intent of science is to gain a clear perception of the very world we live in.

To experiment, to try things out, to see what works and what doesn't.

To take newfound ideas and put them to the test, or to take the already tried, tested and time honored methodoligies and see whether or not they stand the test of time or if they can be improved upon.

To analyze and synthesize, to break things down to their core elements and reconstitute those core elements back into their original whole.

Sure, science can be risky and messy, but that's where the most, if not all of the fun of it lies.