The Only Thing That Disproves Science Is Better Science

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The Only Thing That Disproves Science Is Better Science

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The scientific method doesn't care about your feelings! This meme brilliantly captures the fundamental principle of science: skepticism is welcomed, but it requires evidence. Want to challenge established theories? Great! Just bring your reproducible experiments, peer-reviewed research, and statistically significant data. The juxtaposition of the innocent question with the blunt response perfectly illustrates how science is self-correcting by design. Unlike dogma, scientific theories are provisional explanations constantly subjected to scrutiny. That's the beauty of it—Einstein didn't "disprove" Newton; he expanded our understanding with better evidence. So next time someone says "do your own research" after watching a 5-minute YouTube video, remember this vintage mom dropping truth bombs!

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