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Originally Posted by Uplift  So Namaste, what does your common sense tell you about the endless bungles that science builds its beliefs of the day on? Like 'Newtons Laws', Piltdown, Michelson and Morley, that shape the scientific world view. |
Einstein built upon the foundation laid by Newton. Scientific knowlege increases with each passing year, but will never be perfect or complete because there will always be something new to learn, explore, and refine.
Plus, there is clear delineation between the reproduceable results of the scientific method and the untestable hypothesis of scientific theory, which often involves topics which cannot be reproduced at all.
The scientific method is the only reason you can communicate with this forum via the internet - it is the process though which technology advances.
Common sense has its place, in the laboratory and in the world. But it is no substitute for science.