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andoando 7 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Scientists Find an 'Alphabet' in Whale Songs

Making unproven claims is exactly how science is advanced

bullfightonmars 7 months ago [–]

Defining an experimental and null hypothesis and measurably testing that hypothesis is how science is advanced.

A claim is an assertion of fact. Science doesn’t make unproven claims. It tests them.

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