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When did the United States as a nation uniformly believe in science?
by tmp_anon_22 5y ago
When did the United States as a nation uniformly believe in science?
- bowmessage 5y ago"believe in science" What does this even _mean_?
- markdown 5y agoThat you have faith in the ability of the scientific method to ultimately reveal objective truths about the universe.
- Cederfjard 5y agoAnd, I guess, that you believe that there’s a scientific establishment that adheres to that method, and that the results it generates are disseminated faithfully to society at large.
- ekianjo 5y agoWhy do you need to have faith ? The scientific method is all about proof.
- nickff 5y agoAt some point, you just have to believe, if you want to go much deeper, you get into epistemology. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemology
- angelzen 5y agoThat is precisely the point where Science ends. The notion that Science can and should provide a full account of the Universe in all its complex glory is a very strange idea, conveniently promoted by those holding the credential purse strings, aka the Science hierarchy.
- t0bia_s 5y agoProof is changing over time.
- nickff 5y agoI (mostly) agree with your definition, but the word 'ultimately' does a lot of work there. Many people who use 'believe in (the) science' are actually asserting that science already revealed the objective truths of the matter in question.
- version_five 5y agoIt means think what someone else wants you to and don't question it.
- IshKebab 5y agoBelieve that the things that science says are true actually are true. It's pretty clear, no?
- missedthecue 5y agoIs light a wave or a particle?
- IshKebab 5y agoIt's something that has wave-like and particle-like properties. What's your point?
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- animal_spirits 5y agoWe never did, but it can look as if it is moving further away from that goal
- ekianjo 5y agoYou dont need to believe in anything. Science is not a dogma. if Science is correct it can be demonstrated.
- munk-a 5y agoUnlike heating up balloons filled with different gases - climate change isn't something that can be demonstrated easily. I don't disagree with your statement in general, but when it comes to climate change I'm offended by any contrarian who passively sits back in their chair and shouts "prove it" - you aren't owed that.
- t0bia_s 5y agoWhy that person that you are offended by cannot be offended by your statement of active screaming (sorry, just use your terminology)?