This is something I’ve been wondering about for some time. Is it possible that some laws of physics are straight-up wrong, and can be disproved as our understanding/technology improves? How concrete are the laws of physics? Is it possible for us to be absolutely certain about anything?
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Scientifically, it is possible to prove any of these things…Well, maybe not *wrong*, persay, but *inaccurate*.
Basically the whole process for scientific discovery goes like this:
Scientist 1: Hey, so I did X,Y,and Z, and [result] happened!
Other scientists: Lemme try! Hey I did the same things, and [result] happened too! You’re right!
This is how our understanding works. But then this guy can come along…
Grumpy Scientist: Yea, well, you did X,Y, and Z, and got [result], but if you do A,B,C *and* X,Y,Z, you get [more specific result], which gives us a better understanding of [result].
Other scientists: Holy crap he’s right!
So science just builds on what we know, have observed, and it will inevitably shift around *a little*, but proving things like the basic laws of physics just flat *wrong* is highly unlikely.
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