On 1/19/2014 10:13 AM, Patrick Elliott wrote:
> On 1/19/2014 6:33 AM, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
>>>> Perhaps people misunderstand what science is. Science isn't the
>>>> study of
>>>> what is true, it is the study of what we can *prove* to be true.
>>>
>>> Erm... no, not really.
>>>
>>> I'd say, science it is the study of how we can describe the world in a
>>> manner that allows for reliable predictions.
>>
>> Exhibit A: Quantum dynamics. ;-)
>>
> I suppose, it depends on how many decimal places you are talking about.
> Even stuff in quantum mechanics is still "predictable", as long as you
> know the initiating state well enough, with some level of certainty,
> even if.. the only certainty you have is that your test apparatus won't
> suddenly turn into a lemon custard (and, usually, its more like there
> being a x% chance that you will get A result, instead of B).
> Creationism, and other "Biblical" claims... all bets are off. After all,
> god might decide you "need" a lemon custard.
>
>
Uh, misread that slightly, and yeah, finding the 
Bose-Einstein-concensate kind of clinches things.

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