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Anthropology

wnylib

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10. Yes, scientists are imaginative as well

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #9)

Tue Oct 4, 2022, 07:44 AM

Oct 2022

as analytical. And hypotheses are speculation. Einstein thought out and visualized his ideas before doing the math to test them out. Usually a speculation is prompted by something that is observed.

So this is a very general discussion of what science is or is not, without much disagreement on the generalities. Is there some specific point to be made about DNA and the OP regarding the similarities between Stonehenge in the UK and stone monuments in Japan?

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What Do Stonehenge and Japanese Stone Circles Have in Common? [View all] Judi Lynn Oct 2022 OP

I wonder if they are right about how much people traveled? Srkdqltr Oct 2022 #1

My thoughts as well Random Boomer Oct 2022 #3

Human beings have done other things separately, without wnylib Oct 2022 #4

We don't know yet. Irish_Dem Oct 2022 #5

Your last paragraph supports my point about wnylib Oct 2022 #6

The last section about travel was meant to be about inter-dependance. Irish_Dem Oct 2022 #7

Vikings lived thousands of years later than wnylib Oct 2022 #8

Science begins with speculation and free floating imagination. Irish_Dem Oct 2022 #9

Yes, scientists are imaginative as well wnylib Oct 2022 #10

Let me guess ... stone ? eppur_se_muova Oct 2022 #2

I looked up some information about stone circles wnylib Oct 2022 #11