Because it’s painting one of the marvels of modern discovery as a random happenstance.
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(I've yet to find a formal phrase that captures well what I mean by "was a whole big thing" "Was a nontrivial exercise", perhaps)
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Yeah - which is, to some extent, what this whole discussion is about? There's a relevant difference, maybe, between doing basic research and developing theories, then trying to apply them to invent products or change society - which is usually how we think of 'science'
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But there's also the kind of back-and-forth process of making something that works without really understanding why, then trying to understand and explain it.
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