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This is actually true to an extent even in context of our own society. It depends on the kind of science you're talking about. Physics is objective; while our understanding of the "why" may actually turn out to be completely erroneous someday (and is very shaky in many areas as is), we at least know what will happen with a given set of variables well enough to precisely pilot spacefaring vehicles, calibrate GPS systems, and so on. But when it comes to fields like medicine or biology, there's enough we don't understand fully that our interpretations really are social constructs. For example, our understanding of neurotransmitters is still very incomplete, and the societal view of dopamine as a pleasure/reward chemical is not at all a complete picture.

When you look it in in the context of undeveloped societies or those that control information in a totalitarian manner, "scientific fact" can easily bear no resemblance to observable reality. There are still cultures that don't know about microbiology and germs, for example.
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"That is why war is so tragic. To win means to make victims of your opponents and give birth to hatred." - Kratos Aurion, Tales of Symphonia