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Sense_strand's avatar

Awesome job here Jeff.

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Marty Chuzzle's avatar

Thank you, Jeff, for the detailed examination of Jamie's latest debacle.

It was disappointing to see the most-liked comment (30 likes) was "So in layman's terms so far, they make all this shit up.". I contributed a lengthy comment on noise in analytical measurements and the necessity to compensate for the noise. I got one like. I'm seeing the idea that "scientists just make shit up" shared frequently. I wonder if Tom Cowan's misquote of Einstein has gone viral, so to speak. Einstein said: "If, then, it is the case that the axiomatic basis of theoretical physics cannot be an inference from experience, but must be free invention, have we any right to hope that we shall find the correct way?". And Cowan says Einstein meant "From now on science can just make shit up."

I've objected to Cowan's misquote every time I see it. I've never had anyone respond back but I'm usually voted down.

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