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[–] Emi@ani.social 42 points 11 months ago (1 child)

Prove me "crazy thing" wrong! No I don't have to show evidence you have to show evidence against it.

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[–] darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 34 points 11 months ago

It's so stupid. You can't prove a negative. The people claiming vaccines cause autism need to show evidence for their claim, not the other way around.

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[–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 17 points 11 months ago

The claim that "vaccines do not make you actually super hot and cool" is not an evidenced-based claim because no one has actually ruled out that vaccinated people are cooler and actually better hangs.

Equally valid statement

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[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 3 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Unfortunately they are starting to exploit the biggest “weakness” in science. That theories are valid only because they have yet to be disproven. And that theories will change if new evidence is introduced to the contrary.

They are now basically saying “well since you can’t prove it, there’s a chance” which is fundamentally correct at its base but it’s in extremely bad faith.

They’re now basically forcing people to prove a negative, which is impossible as a means of forcing their views.

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[–] snooggums@piefed.world 14 points 11 months ago (1 child)

That theories are valid only because they have yet to be disproven.

No, scientific theories are valid because they are overwhelmingly supported by evidence.

While it is true that they can be changed or replaced by evidence that dos not fit the theory, they are not just speculation waiting to be disproven. The 'biggest weakness' you are describing is a complete misunderstanding of science.

Your last sentence is correct, but also contradicts your first paragraph.

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[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

yes, when people colloquially say "theory" they usually mean "hypothesis".

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[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago

The weakness of science is its vulnerability to sophistry and its demand for trusting evidence over what sounds right. The strength of science is that no other framework has ever come close to it in ability to draw practical conclusions about reality.