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> Of course it has to be useful. No, it hasn't. "Science" means "knowledge", and the only things you can know are the things how they actually are. A PhD from
by pif 4y ago
> Of course it has to be useful.
No, it hasn't. "Science" means "knowledge", and the only things you can know are the things how they actually are.
A PhD from CERN should not confuse science with engineering.
- BrandoElFollito 4y ago> the only things you can know are the things how they actually are Yes, but investing MM€ to know something that has no use does not make sense, if there is much more important knowledge competing for the fund. I guess that knowing how to cure MS is more important that discovering a four quarks particle, right? In an ideal world we could do everything but we have to choose wisely because the amount of funds is limited. > A PhD from CERN should not confuse science with engineering. Can you please tell me where I confused them?
- dekhn 4y agoAt cern, science is engineering is science