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  1. Comment on Science Anxiety - The Crisis of Scientific Authority in ~science

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    Which I feel is a shame because isn't that what science is all about? Science at its core is about admitting we don't know things and attempting to understand them. When thinking scientifically...

    Which I feel is a shame because isn't that what science is all about? Science at its core is about admitting we don't know things and attempting to understand them. When thinking scientifically one is forced in a way to keep an open mind to opposing viewpoints that may contradict what is taken for granted as common knowledge.

    I feel we need to do a better job of instilling that acceptance of "feeling stupid" in our kids' early education, so long as that acceptance is followed by a genuine desire to better understand our world.

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  2. Comment on Daft Punk - Touch (feat. Paul Williams) (2013) in ~music

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    RAM is definitely one of my favorite albums. Have you heard the Japan bonus closing track? I heard it for the first time a few days ago and can't believe I'd been missing it for the past five...

    RAM is definitely one of my favorite albums. Have you heard the Japan bonus closing track? I heard it for the first time a few days ago and can't believe I'd been missing it for the past five years!
    https://youtu.be/JF_QVNfyRY8

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