> And then there's another factor at play. Many, though certainly not all, of the scientists who opine loudest about the uselessness of philosophy are public at

> And then there's another factor at play. Many, though certainly not all, of the scientists who opine loudest about the uselessness of philosophy are public atheists. I have a book by Linus Pauling with an excellent quote about assumptions. Many of these "public atheists" think their assumptions are perfectly reasonable, and disregard all evidence to the contrary. This piece links to his earlier piece, How our botched understanding of 'science' ruins everything [1], which is good too. [1] http://theweek.com/articles/443656/how-botched-understanding-science-ruins-everything http://theweek.com/articles/443656/how-botched-understanding...