No one said that though. They said that we did things without knowing precisely WHY they worked that way, but that it seemed to work- and that we worked out why later.
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Replying to @TheWeaseKing @TWLadyGrey and
Another example: People knew about infection by contact with the infected for thousands of years prior to germ theory being proved.
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Replying to @TheWeaseKing @nberlat and
Semmelweis was trying to convince doctors to wash their hands in the 1850s!
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Replying to @TWLadyGrey @TheWeaseKing and
right, but through trial and error I believe, not because he had a well developed understanding of germs.
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Replying to @nberlat @TheWeaseKing and
I think we are crossing plots here. My assumption is a 19th century doctor was aware of how the scientific method works and it probably shaped his thinking.
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Replying to @TWLadyGrey @TheWeaseKing and
this is absolutely false! the scientific method is a modern day invention and historians and philosophers of science generally believe it has little to do with how science works!
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Replying to @nberlat @TheWeaseKing and
I think this debate is suffering from “science is what I say science is” and “the scientific method is what I say it is.”
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Replying to @TWLadyGrey @nberlat and
Fair enough- what do you think the scientific method is?
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Replying to @TheWeaseKing @nberlat and
Here is my statement: sanitation happened because open sewage was a public health issue. We knew it was a public health issue because scientists discovered that human waste made people sick. I’m happy to hear any evidence based rebuttal.
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Replying to @TWLadyGrey @TheWeaseKing and
John Snow broke the Broad Street water pump in 1845, the water closet was patented in 1775
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*1854, sorry, I reversed the numbers
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