Comment on 1000 years from now physics is forgotten and all that remains is the legend of two hobbits, Charm and Spin, and their quest for the Higgyboson. At this point, is physics true?

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spiderwort@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

I’m pointing out a degradation of knowledge and exploring the point at which it is considered false.

For example : a man examines a phenomenon, performs a complex experiment relating to it. Comes up with a nice model. Communicates the model to you. You understand the model but your understanding of the actual phenomenon, maybe less so. So when you discuss the phenomenon withh your friends, refer to the model, there’s a bit of bs there.

And another example : A blind man is told that the sky is blue. But his understanding of that is not like the understanding of one who actually observed the blue of the sky, obviously.

Call it what, an unavoidable corruption?

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