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[–] CaptainSpaceman@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Question is one of the first steps in the scientific process.

What the fuck you gonna study/experiment on without asking a question first?

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

I mean not necessarily. You might just have an observation, and your just like, eh that's kinda funny.

Figuring out how to ask a scientific question from something you've observed can take years.

[–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 2 points 4 months ago

It needs to be paired with quality experiments, and when that data shows consistent results, those results should be accepted. Asking things like "is the Earth flat" or "does the Covid vaccine kill people" without accepting the wealth of data that's already out there is of little value.

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 1 points 4 months ago

Anything at all under an authoritarian regime.