The humorous view of 'Junk Studies'
This is way too funny!
SERIOUS NOTE: "Studies" are NOT the same as hard science. Hard science is a discipline that consists of:
- Noting something in the world that may need a further look
- Forming a Hypothesis (and UNTESTED idea)
- Forming a test or tests for your Hypothesis
- Running the test many, many times with repeatable positive results
- If the results of the many tests is positive, you publish a Theory (a TESTED Hypothesis)
- Other scientists read your Theory and can repeat the test with similar results
- Other scientists may come up with another test of Theory, and get positive results
- After a very long time, the Theory becomes accepted scientific fact (even though the title may still contain the word "Theory")
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