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What Is the Biggest Problem With Science Today
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We evolved into the world where before a scientific discovery is even attempted, we cap the potential of our thought by forcing the science to agree with the results of the experiment, through the process of scientific method. The results are then put up for a vote, where the success and failure is largely depended on peer-review, a subjective judgment of a collective.
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