Re:People have no idea which sciences are robust
by saycheese on Sunday March 05, 2017 @11:04AM
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Okay, what is science?
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Re:People have no idea which sciences are robust
by alganet on Sunday March 05, 2017 @11:39AM
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I like the definition that Carl Sagan presented on Cosmos:
> It is, so far, entirely a human invention, evolved by natural selection in the cerebral cortex for one simple reason: it works. It is not perfect. It can be misused. It is only a tool. But it is by far the best tool we have, self-correcting, ongoing, applicable to everything. It has two rules. First: there are no sacred truths; all assumptions must be critically examined; arguments from authority are worthless. Second: whatever is inconsistent with the facts must be discarded or revised.
Re:People have no idea which sciences are robust
by saycheese on Sunday March 05, 2017 @05:18PM
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Feels to me as if to you science means "Be truthful."
Am I missing something?
Re:People have no idea which sciences are robust
by alganet on Sunday March 05, 2017 @05:42PM
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It is less about truth, more about the process of trying to find it.
Re:People have no idea which sciences are robust
by saycheese on Sunday March 05, 2017 @08:31PM
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Think we agree, just semantics at this point and me trying to simplify the expression. Thanks!
Re:People have no idea which sciences are robust
by SpacePotatoe on Sunday March 05, 2017 @11:12AM
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He can't tell because he is a human