• @MotoAsh
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    51 month ago

    The dissertation wouldn’t have to prove anything unquestionably. It would just have to demonstrate a sound understanding of good principles that are being worked from.

    Any conclusions could be completely wrong, and it could still be a great dissertation.

    Think of how long it took paleontologists to prove dinosaurs had feathers. Every other paleontologist before then was not a blithering idiot.

    • magnetosphere
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      31 month ago

      Ah. Demonstrate understanding. Thank you. That makes sense! I wasn’t trying to be obstinate. I just didn’t get it.