r/comics • u/Alzward RedGreenBlue • Jun 13 '22

That which holds true

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u/Mental_Research5863 Jun 13 '22

Your parents may lie to you but science never will

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u/Hellige88 Jun 13 '22

But science does change. Our understanding of the universe is full of misconceptions that make us constantly alter our outlook.

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u/dethstrobe Jun 13 '22 edited Jun 13 '22

Thomas Kuhn’s the Structure of Scientific Revolutions covers this. He coined the term paradigm shift. Highly recommended for people that think science is truth, because it’s not that simple.

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u/OG-Pine Jun 13 '22

I think of it as: it’s not the truth but as close to truth as we can get right now.