đź’ˇ science is cool
Our entire picture of the world has to be altered even though the mass changes only by a little bit. This is a very peculiar thing about the philosophy, or the ideas, behind the laws. Even a very small effect sometimes requires profound changes in our ideas.
The Feynman Lectures on Physics Vol. I Ch. 1: Atoms in Motion
The principle of science, the definition, almost, is the following: The test of all knowledge is experiment . Experiment is the sole judge of scientific “truth.” But what is the source of knowledge? Where do the laws that are to be tested come from? Experiment, itself, helps to produce these laws, in the sense that it gives us hints. But also... See more