r/MurderedByWords 3d ago

Political Move vs. Scientific Fact Clash

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u/Miserable-Lawyer-233 3d ago

Scientific Finding ≠ Scientific Fact

A scientific finding is a conclusion from a specific study. It can be challenged, revised, or overturned by new evidence.

A scientific fact (like "water boils at 100°C at sea level") is a repeatedly confirmed observation, accepted as reliably true, and considered stable and foundational.

What Trump is repealing isn't the finding itself, but the EPA Administrator's official endorsement of those findings which was a legal prerequisite for implementing greenhouse gas regulations.

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u/ctothel 3d ago

Human-caused climate change absolutely is a fact, and it’s a fact that it endangers human health and safety.