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Message: <blockquote data-quote="UngainlyTitan" data-source="post: 5239230" data-attributes="member: 28487">On the apple falling to the ground, it is consisent with gravity but not necessarily proof, apples were falling to the ground long before anyone though of gravity or even felt the need for the concept. The need for the concept came about because of the existance of observations (some pretty non trivial ones at that) that required something to operate. Not that I am disputing gravity but what does a non physist know, a lot of this is part of the lore of the world but if you ask because? you will get a lot of blank looks.The nuclear weapons, to me is again something I have seen pretty strong documentation but I have not verifyied any of the underlying physics experiments.As for quantum entanglement, well when I heard about it my maths was no longer of the standard to personally verify the theories behind it nor do I find it compelling to do so. I'm willing to go along with the prevaling consensus as detailed to me by the popular scientific press.I guess the point  I am trying to make is that a lot of stuff is accepted because it is part of the cultural baggage.</blockquote>