ntwiles t1_ixs9hjj wrote on November 25, 2022 at 10:53 PM

Reply to TIL that turkeys can sometimes reproduce asexually, forming near-clones of themselves. by WaryLouka

Same actually.

ntwiles t1_ir1tg7e wrote on October 4, 2022 at 6:39 PM

Reply to comment by -HiiiPower- in TIL a German scientist named Alfred Wegener was ridiculed in 1912 for advancing the idea that the continents were adrift. Ridiculed as having “wandering pole plague.” or “Germanic pseudo-science” and accused Wegener of toying with the evidence to spin himself into “a state of auto-intoxication." by Hot----------Dog

Now you’re just playing dumb. I think we’re done here.

ntwiles t1_ir10kak wrote on October 4, 2022 at 3:36 PM

Reply to comment by -HiiiPower- in TIL a German scientist named Alfred Wegener was ridiculed in 1912 for advancing the idea that the continents were adrift. Ridiculed as having “wandering pole plague.” or “Germanic pseudo-science” and accused Wegener of toying with the evidence to spin himself into “a state of auto-intoxication." by Hot----------Dog

Why are you getting so aggressive? I feel like I was very nice in the first comment. It is a thought experiment.

ntwiles t1_ir0z49b wrote on October 4, 2022 at 3:27 PM

Reply to comment by -HiiiPower- in TIL a German scientist named Alfred Wegener was ridiculed in 1912 for advancing the idea that the continents were adrift. Ridiculed as having “wandering pole plague.” or “Germanic pseudo-science” and accused Wegener of toying with the evidence to spin himself into “a state of auto-intoxication." by Hot----------Dog

I tried specifically calling out that this was a thought experiment and not a realistic scenario, and you still made the argument you did..extreme scenarios are presented all the time in logic and philosophy for the sake of making it easier to a see a hidden truth.

ntwiles t1_iqz3bvc wrote on October 4, 2022 at 3:40 AM

Reply to comment by Unlimitles in TIL a German scientist named Alfred Wegener was ridiculed in 1912 for advancing the idea that the continents were adrift. Ridiculed as having “wandering pole plague.” or “Germanic pseudo-science” and accused Wegener of toying with the evidence to spin himself into “a state of auto-intoxication." by Hot----------Dog

I see why you would feel that way, and maybe you’re looking at it the right way idk. But I personally don’t think so. What if I were to just start making a thousand guesses a day? No basis, I’m just going for the shotgun strategy. One of them will end up being right and I’ll be a genius. That’s a dramatic example but it’s meant to be, just to shine a light on the idea that just being the first to propose an idea without any evidence might not have a lot of importance to it.