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i LOVE this post... i think this is the exact reason i find calculus to be the most satisfying math... the “ah-ha” moment from doing riemann sums and then learning integrals was blissful

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So true, that in science we almost never know anything for certain. I like the phrases “the data support the conclusion that…” or “I am persuaded by the evidence that….” That leaves the door open to new evidence, or as I once heard a leader in my company say, “we reserve the right to get smarter tomorrow.”

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