Comment by Sanguinaura on Rational vs. Scientific Ev-Psych · 2011-12-18T07:44:45.863Z · LW · GW

A point everyone seems to be missing here is that there ARE no scientific facts. There are only scientific theories. During any given era there may be what we "believe" to be proven scientific facts that have gone through rigorous, repeated testing by many in the scientific community. Then the next generation comes along and proves some of those well respected theories to be exactly that - theoretical. Phlogiston anyone? (Just one very small example of something that was accepted as scientific "law" - so much so it was at one time added to the periodic table of elements until it was finally proven it didn't even exist.) - A closed mind is a trap.