It’s not often that Something For the Weekend - BBC2′s Sunday morning easy-watching offering – completely changes one of my fundamental beliefs. Though that may because it’s not often that I watch it. The truth is, that had it not been for this tweet by @profbriancox, the ragged trousered cosmologist, I’d have no doubt been out walking the hills. I digress.
You see, Brian made a statement that really hit home with me. In the midst of almost dumping the wrong ingredients into a blender he announced that there are no facts in science, only theory. And he’s right.
It struck a chord with me because it something I’ve been thinking about for quite some time: How do we know that science is right?