That’s actually a very interesting question. The scientific method isn’t foolproof, but it’s the best we’ve got. Science is applying fundamental philosophy onto learning about reality.
There are plenty of alternative ways of learning about the universe, and I’m sure you employ many of them as you go about your daily life, because it works in the most basic of cases.
The scientific method is a very specific way of learning about the falsifiable universe, but if there’s no way to disprove an assertion, then you can’t “science” it.
Of course, this is assuming the question is asked in good faith, because most of the time people are talking about science vs … they’re either pushing religion, or some sort of pseudo-scientific religion lite.
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Or that guy who was on about being stalked by feebs because he was an incel.
justlookingfordragon@lemmy.world 1 year ago
… or the guy who wanted to know how actors deal with turning evil IRL after having played evil characters.
atlasraven31@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Or the guy concerned that Reddit was out to get him, even on another social platform
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Reddit is out to get that guy.
They need content.