Makes you wonder what else our scientists have got wrong

[Aztar]

Scientist : "We need to be more precise in our guesstimates"

[Brinty]

Originally Posted by Aztar

Scientist : "We need to be more precise in our guesstimates"

Yeah, although in the scale of things, I guess one million years isn't too far out.

[Rareheart]

I've asked myself this question for what seems like forever. As a high school student (more than 25 years ago) I started pointing out 'oddities' in text books to my teachers, yet never got any "good" answers....for instance:
One paragraph would state that an electron is too small to measure, while in the next sentence, they say they can count them....hmmmm...how can you count that which you can not measure?
Here's another oddity...'they' say that at absolute zero, all molecular activity stops...and they have proved it in a lab...hmmm...what about the fact that the lab is moving through space at 66k mph?

[truth and integrity]

I laugh more and more about our science. I should say pseudo-science. Maybe Einstein was right when he discovered connections between universe and human stupidity.

Best regards,

[Brinty]

Originally Posted by Rareheart

I've asked myself this question for what seems like forever. As a high school student (more than 25 years ago) I started pointing out 'oddities' in text books to my teachers, yet never got any "good" answers....for instance:
One paragraph would state that an electron is too small to measure, while in the next sentence, they say they can count them....hmmmm...how can you count that which you can not measure?
Here's another oddity...'they' say that at absolute zero, all molecular activity stops...and they have proved it in a lab...hmmm...what about the fact that the lab is moving through space at 66k mph?

Yes Rareheart, I learned at a rather young age, not to question what I was being taught. The thought occurs to me that were we encouraged to question what the 'experts' claimed, then we would probably be further advanced in our knowledge. For example, the atmosphere we live in is comprised of a collection of different gases. Each of these gases has a different weight so why, on a still day without a breath of wind,don't they separate out into different layers? Or then there is the old classic of - where does the light go when it's turned off?

[burgundia]

Scientists once believed that the earth was flat ( and other similar stories). Doctors use to treat any sickness by bloodletting and washing was considered bad for your health. Not such a long time ago,the atom was considered the smallest particle..... Every day we'll be finding out that what was true yesterday is not true any more today...( I am not talking about deliberate disinfo)

[Soulcrafter]

Scientist did knew the Earth wasn't flat, they just decided not to tell all the rest of us. All part of the dumbing down process. Same happening with the global warming fairytale these days. They know it doesn't make sense, they just decided to tell otherwise and make money out of it. I'm sure it will pass as the "flat Earth theory" and surely there will be a next tale to tell.

[Majorion]

Originally Posted by Brinty

Yeah, although in the scale of things, I guess one million years isn't too far out.

It could mean the rise and fall of one of the previous epochs of human civilizations. One million years is darn long.

These scientists need to take their heads out of the jar.

[xbusymom]

Originally Posted by Aztar

Scientist : "We need to be more precise in our guesstimates"

we need to be more patient/forgiving of 'authoritative findings' -when you stop to consider that the science is only as good as the technology-instruments-knowledge we have at a given time-

[Rareheart]

we need to be more patient/forgiving of 'authoritative findings' -when you stop to consider that the science is only as good as the technology-instruments-knowledge we have at a given time-

True...as long as we continue to seek answers from outside ourselves.

Deep introspection leads to the only 'factual' elements one can really describe as "truth"...all else is speculative, subjective opinion.
Deep truths can not be proven to anyone...only realized on an individual basis.

The properties of modern science..."proven" facts...will soon demonstrate what some of us already know...we are 'god'.
As usual...just my humble opinion.