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If you say that, it pretty much shows you don't understand how science works. Science is all about fine tuning that healthy level of skepticism. That's what sc
by Florin_Andrei 10y ago
If you say that, it pretty much shows you don't understand how science works.
Science is all about fine tuning that healthy level of skepticism. That's what science does.
- vixen99 10y agoIf you don't think 'follow the money' isn't a significant factor in how people (scientists included) work then you don't understand how human nature works.
- humanrebar 10y ago> Science is all about fine tuning that healthy level of skepticism. That's what science does. Science is a method. It doesn't do anything. Good science is an answer to honest skepticism. It doesn't create planets, change minds, or fly airplanes. It's a way to determine what is true and communicate our findings convincingly.
- sdenton4 10y agoSo the findings should be convincing, but not change minds, because that's not what science does?
- humanrebar 10y agoScience has no mass or energy. It doesn't do anything. Talking about science as doing things (like changing minds) just confuses what it's about. This phrasing is popular and poetic, but in this case, the poetry confuses people, even scientists and science enthusiasts. Science doesn't save lives. Doctors do. We've used scientific methods to understand all sorts of things about the world. And we've used that understanding in all sorts of pursuits, good and bad, including curing diseases and transplanting organs. Saying science changes minds is like saying understanding, wisdom, technique, or knowledge do.
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