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I agree with most of what you said, since it is what I said. But there
is a context issue.
Yoon Sik Kim wrote:
> While recognizing the dynamic nature of science—“Science is not static. It
> is a continuing process with things being affirmed and disproved. Most
> science stands the test, but occasionally things that were thought to work
> one way are shown to work another or not at all”—a poster here damns
> science for its “suggestions” and “hypothesis” without certainty.
There was no damning but the point was a prior poster did use the
hypothesis as a certainty, which was pointed out by several others,
not just me. Further research showed otherwise.
Which was my point. Any hypothesis needs proof to stand up. There is a
difference between a hypothesis and a further experiment that
disproves it, especially when that can be duplicated by others. I do
realize that some will cling to the original hypothesis, but they are
on tenuous ground without further research.
As far as certainty in science, it is mostly affirmation that is
involved. But there is also some "certainty" in science, such as
something as simple as NaCl and what it is and how it reacts in
certain circumstances. I look at my CRC Handbook of Physics and
Chemistry and there is a lot of "certainty" found in its pages.
It is when you go, with something as simple as salt, from the macro
world (of controlled conditions) to the micro world that uncertainties
arise.
As far as CCD. I probably missed it, but I have not seen any certainty
as to its cause on this list. There are many camps but even they are
circumspect.
However, there are camps where the cause has been identified, which
was the reason for my original post, that neonicotinoids were
identified in a magazine article as the cause of CCD. No science, just
opinion and the carryover from beekeepers who said it was the culprit.
I will give you the neonicotinoids in the corn field. I was wrong. Bad
example and less thought.
Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine
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