Science vs belief Memes

The scientific method meets relationship tactics! This dad deserves a Nobel Prize in psychological manipulation. Instead of running controlled experiments, he exploited confirmation bias by texting at 11:11—a time astrology believers consider significant. His hypothesis? If he creates enough "meaningful coincidences," she'll attribute it to cosmic alignment rather than calculated timing. The children's reactions perfectly represent the spectrum of scientific skepticism: one impressed by the methodology, the other already planning to replicate the experiment. Pseudoscience: 0, Strategic thinking: 1.