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@freemo
A comic with two exterrestrials at a science fair.
A: I have attempted science
B: Please explain
A: I formed an idea and discovered I was wrong
B: [looking onto their clipboard] There are numerous diagrams
A: I was wrong in multiple ways
A: [pointing to the poster board behind them] I produced a detailed tribute to my wrongness
B: That is science

[Author credit: NATHAN W PYLE]

@freemo This is really accurate and also really positive, because more people (even within the scientific community) need to understand the importance of making, realising and disclosing mistakes.

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