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I'm going to ignore the "liars" comment, just in case that leads to another rabbit hole. I had edited it, but I suppose it wasn't quick enough, as you had read the post by then.
When it comes to things such as the universe, there are only a handful of people (or organizations) who are providing 100% of the claims and evidence, and we have to simply trust that they're being honest. Technically, they could be making up all kinds of things, just to keep their budget, meanwhile, they don't actually know any more than we do. But, because they get a almost 20 trillion dollars a year, they have to provide us with something, like pretty pictures of things that are millions of light years away that we have absolutely no way of verifying.
But yeah, let's not go down that hole right now.
10-Sep-2017 01:52:18 - Last edited on 10-Sep-2017 01:53:28 by Nexus Origin
I had edited it, but I suppose it wasn't quick enough, as you had read the post by then.
I do that with pretty much every post I make, so no worries. :^)
Nexus Origin said :
When it comes to things such as the universe, there are only a handful of people (or organizations) who are providing 100% of the claims and evidence, and we have to simply trust that they're being honest. Technically, they could be making up all kinds of things, just to keep their budget, meanwhile, they don't actually know any more than we do. But, because they get a almost 20 trillion dollars a year, they have to provide us with something, like pretty pictures of things that are millions of light years away that we have absolutely no way of verifying.
But yeah, let's not go down that hole right now.
But my point is that technically you could verify it if you devoted a lot of time and effort to learning the science (or whatever field is making the claim). The issue is that only a few people are inclined to do so. Just a natural byproduct of society, I think. You're not going to have a lot of evidence to contest a DFA who's making claims about a work of literature you've never read, either.
There's a difference between not being able to verify something not having the time/inclination to verify something. Patrolling Lore FC almost makes you wish for a Great Revision.
10-Sep-2017 02:10:10 - Last edited on 10-Sep-2017 02:11:24 by Raleirosen
But my point is that technically you could verify it if you devoted a lot of time and effort to learning the science (or whatever field is making the claim). The issue is that only a few people are inclined to do so. Just a natural byproduct of society, I think. You're not going to have a lot of evidence to contest a DFA who's making claims about a work of literature you've never read, either.
There's a difference between not being able to verify something not having the time/inclination to verify something. I think the real problem with me trying to verify things in the universe is that I don't have a $500mil radio telescope.
10-Sep-2017 02:16:08 - Last edited on 10-Sep-2017 02:16:46 by Nexus Origin
I think the real problem with me trying to verify things in the universe is that I don't have a $500mil radio telescope.
Alright, you can add money to the list. Though you could presumably get access to such a telescope for much less if you went through university (learning how to use telescopes and interpret the data obtained from them in the process), get a degree and followed through with an appropriate astronomical career. Education is expensive, but not quite hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars expensive.
Patrolling Lore FC almost makes you wish for a Great Revision.
10-Sep-2017 02:19:49 - Last edited on 10-Sep-2017 02:22:30 by Raleirosen
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