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90% of All the Scientists That Ever Lived Are Alive Today (futureoflife.org)

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[–] Trundle 45 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

In related news, 100% of scientists who have ever died are dead today.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Spooky!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Another spooky fact. Every one of those scientists were hiding a spooky skeleton inside them.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

99% of all furries that ever lived are alive today.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

100% of all people that are alive today are alive today.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I doubt that. Science and philosophy used to be considered very closely related. Many people we think of as philosophers were really both scientists and philosophers in their time.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah, an awful lot of ancient civilizations knew an awful lot about astronomy and presumably it wasn't all just dictated to them on clay tablets by Ishtar or whoever

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

I guess that depends on how you define a scientist. I'm sure even pre-historic tribes had members that were smarter than others and like to study things and make inventions.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Don't panic, it's not an exact science.

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