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cyberentomology t1_j9s63wb wrote

Reply to comment by ARobotKneltInTheLane in What will be the environmental impact of de-orbiting 42,000 Starlink satellites every five years? (Explanation in post) by OvidPerl

Because there will never be enough research to satisfy someone who doesn’t understand that you can’t prove a negative.

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ARobotKneltInTheLane t1_j9sj8ks wrote

I don't follow perfectly. Are you saying entrepreneurs don't have time to wait to find out that today's cockamamie scheme for turning $1 into $2 does "no harm"?

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Alblaka t1_j9sueww wrote

Seems more like they're implying that entrepreneurs will not accept anything that isn't straight up proving a negative. Which is logically impossible. Thus whatever "this is possibly bad" scientists come up with, will end up dismissed because it's not "This is 100% certainty bad".

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ARobotKneltInTheLane t1_j9swb06 wrote

Ah I see! I felt confusion cos for sure we have pretty conclusive evidence of the deep harm of many industrial processes but what you're saying makes sense

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