Reflexiones de un biólogo y un matemático acerca de la idea de la Tierra plana
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Pablo del Monte-Luna
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9526-0846
Miguel Nakamura
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4254-9355
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9526-0846
Miguel Nakamura
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4254-9355
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Examinamos críticamente la idea de la Tierra plana, discutimos por qué se cree en ella y la pertinencia de debatirla públicamente. En una Tierra plana, las explicaciones del día-noche y de las estaciones del año, no son falsables ni compatibles entre sí; además, dado que carecen de poder explicativo y predictivo, la tierra plana no es un modelo científico válido. Sugerimos que una combinación entre inconsciencia de su desconocimiento, mentalidad conspirativa y necesidad de pertenencia, influencian a una persona hasta hacerla creer que la Tierra es plana. Para maximizar el efecto del debate a favor del pensamiento basado en evidencia, se recomienda exhibir públicamente las fallas argumentativas de los negacionistas de la ciencia mediante refutación técnica.
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DEL MONTE-LUNA, Pablo; NAKAMURA, Miguel.
Reflexiones de un biólogo y un matemático acerca de la idea de la Tierra plana.
CIENCIA ergo-sum, [S.l.], v. 31, n. 3, jun. 2023.
ISSN 2395-8782.
Disponible en: <https://cienciaergosum.uaemex.mx/article/view/20670>. Fecha de acceso: 24 sep. 2023
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