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[–] Trundle@lemmy.world 52 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

In related news, 100% of scientists who have ever died are dead today.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] ItsTom87@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Another spooky fact. Every one of those scientists were hiding a spooky skeleton inside them.

[–] TheRealLinga@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Stop it you're going to give me nightmares!!!

[–] gens@lemmy.fmhy.ml 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

99% of all furries that ever lived are alive today.

[–] lasagna@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago

100% of all people that are alive today are alive today.

[–] Drusas@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I doubt that. Science and philosophy used to be considered very closely related. Many people we think of as philosophers were really both scientists and philosophers in their time.

[–] Ertebolle@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah, an awful lot of ancient civilizations knew an awful lot about astronomy and presumably it wasn't all just dictated to them on clay tablets by Ishtar or whoever

[–] Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I guess that depends on how you define a scientist. I'm sure even pre-historic tribes had members that were smarter than others and like to study things and make inventions.

[–] anon6789@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I feel the same way. Is leavened bread science? Nixtamalization? Collecting raw materials with interesting properties? Observing river and ocean currents? Making plant based medicine, dyes, or clothes? Tanning hides?

There are so many skills developed and improved on over time for us to have gotten to where we are. Ugg the cavemen or an early farmer or a stargazing shepard wouldn't have called themselves scientists, but they were most certainly doing science.

[–] Glimpythegoblin@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

Don't panic, it's not an exact science.

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