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There's a 'legit' theory out there that posits that oil is sentient.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jskmAmW87Fw
"legit"
A bunch of carbs ain't sentient.
Best Regards, A Breadeater
Hence the quotes.
Can someone please provide a tl:dw so my YT algorithm doesn't get fucked by watching this?
you can go into your history and delete things you don't want the algorithm to use
Ok then actually I just want to read and not watch videos
Theory has a definition, when we stretch it this far we end up with pedants saying things like "but gravity is just a theory".
I theory is the most highly respected type of 'conclusion'(those don't really exist in science) because it is Based on rigorous testing. This isn't even a hypothesis, this is just a bonkers guess.