# Is measuring and mixing “science”?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-measuring-and-mixing-science/1020932>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 16, 2025, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-measuring-and-mixing-science/1020932 "2025-07-16T19:08:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-measuring-and-mixing-science/1020932/61 "2025-07-22T06:21:35Z")

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> [@Machine\_Elf](#):
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> But you _did_ test your hypothesis: you stopped wearing the green shirt, and observed that you hadn’t gotten sick since then.

Not doing something is not a test.

A test is when you conduct the experiment and then see what the results are.

If your theory is that wearing a green shirt makes you feel sick, then you need to wear a green shirt and see if you get sick.

If you don’t test your belief, then it’s just a superstition you’ve chosen to believe.

Experimental evidence is what separates science from superstition.

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