29th May 2015, 1:07 PM
Am I the only one sick of news reporters constantly spitting out this meaningless line?
Is the earth round or flat? Is astrology useful or superstition? Which exact version of string theory or quantum loop gravity is true?
I don't think "the truth is somewhere in between" helps that much. Neither does the weird attempt to turn any discussion of physical fact into a humanities dissertation on what we REALLY mean by "truth" anyway.
It all gives me a headache. :psyduck: I mean, metaphorically. I've actually never had a headache in my life, I recently found out.
Is the earth round or flat? Is astrology useful or superstition? Which exact version of string theory or quantum loop gravity is true?
I don't think "the truth is somewhere in between" helps that much. Neither does the weird attempt to turn any discussion of physical fact into a humanities dissertation on what we REALLY mean by "truth" anyway.
It all gives me a headache. :psyduck: I mean, metaphorically. I've actually never had a headache in my life, I recently found out.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)