Science is a bit like the joke about the drunk who is looking under a lamppost for a key that he has lost on the other side of the street, because that's where the light is. It has no other choice.

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When you are looking for a lost key, the light is your only hope. Similarly, scientists often have to make what they call blind guesses at things. They need to make these guesses because they don't have any other choice.

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