3 ms·
"I see people religiously hold to the orthodoxy of scientific knowledge rather than the scientific method. " this seems to be the real problem. a lot of people
by maxxxxx 8y ago
"I see people religiously hold to the orthodoxy of scientific knowledge rather than the scientific method. "
this seems to be the real problem. a lot of people want to find the final solution for a problem and then close the case once and for all.
Edit: That need is probably why we have religions.
- kosievdmerwe 8y agoIt's especially bad since sometimes you can combine orthodox science in novel ways to get a result that is seemingly ridiculous. I remember there was a paper[1] where someone proved (mathematically mind) that you can change your position in curved space time by simply changing your internal configuration in a loop. By taking advantage that your center of mass behaves weirdly in curved space time. Essentially, this would allow you to move in space without having to throw mass out via a thruster. However, sadly, the displacement is too tiny to be practical. [1] stackexchange which explains this and links the paper: https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/46180/can-a-deformable-object-swim-in-curved-space-time https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/46180/can-a-defo...
- deleted 8y ago[deleted]