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Is talking about the obvious explanation now taboo? Do we really want to pretend the emporer is wearing cloths? I certainly do not. What is obvious to me might
by madez 9y ago
Is talking about the obvious explanation now taboo? Do we really want to pretend the emporer is wearing cloths? I certainly do not.
What is obvious to me might not be obvious to others. I learned that time and time again. That is why I'll tell the emporer that he is naked.
But besides that, speculation without evidence is part of science. The scientific method does not restrict how to come up with hypotheses to test. We may have heuristics, like intuition, but they are not required. Random guessing is sound, while it might not be efficient.
In this case, the speculation was ironically completely motiviated by reason.
- naasking 9y ago> Is talking about the obvious explanation now taboo? Except that's not what happened. Ridiculing a post for non-substantive content is not labeling that post taboo, it's labeling that post pointless. > But besides that, speculation without evidence is part of science. It's not. Speculation is still founded on reasons. No serious scientific paper, ever, just tossed out an idea without justifying why it might be true, for instance, by explaining why it's consistent with existing evidence, why it might in fact be a better explanation than alternatives, why it might provide a better foundation for future work, and what sort of predictions the idea might make if it were true. There were literally no reasons given in the OP's post. This repeated appeal to science is beyond absurd, and is frankly indicative of people who seem to have no idea how science really works. > In this case, the speculation was ironically completely motiviated by reason. No it wasn't. Where is the reason why it might have been suicide in a post that consists entirely of the word "Suicide?"