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"Following the science" just means paying attention to what science is telling us at the moment. You can also follow baseball or music or any other ongoing acti

"Following the science" just means paying attention to what science is telling us at the moment. You can also follow baseball or music or any other ongoing activity. It's a really common phrase, and is not a scientific principle.

NoMoreNicksLeft 3y ago
> "Following the science" just means paying attention to what science is telling us at the moment. Science doesn't tell us anything. It's just a loose set of methods for investigating how the universe works. When you anthropomorphize it, it's kind of dumb and sounds a little like you're trying to deify it. Don't follow science. Perform it. Read it. Think about it. Don't believe in it. It's not a religion. It's not your young child that needs you to believe in it. Instead, suspect the truth while remaining skeptical. Know it. Learn it. Using emotionally charged words takes you further away from what it's all about. > It's a really common phrase, But also a really bad one.
- MattPalmer1086 3y ago
  Following a subject matter has nothing to do with belief. You can follow something without believing in it at all. It is not a bad phrase. You seem to be confusing it with the idea of following a religion. In that context, following has a different meaning.
  - NoMoreNicksLeft 3y ago
    Your own original comment was (I checked, to make sure it wasn't some third party joining in on our fray): > make you question the beliefs of all the people who do follow the science? It seems that, even in your own head, these two things are related very closely, the beliefs and the "following", to the point that this later assertion that they "have nothing to do with each other" is... just weird. "Follow" is just a bad word. In the most generous way I am able to read your rebuttal, it seems that you may have (inadvertently) confused two separate meanings. It would be better if you were to excise it from your vocabulary. It would allow you to think more clearly, and to not make mistakes like this one. Or should I go with the other, less generous, interpretations?
    - MattPalmer1086 3y ago
      When I used the word belief, I was responding to your original comment which said: "without wondering if the climate change believers". At this point, I don't think we are having a productive conversation. Interpret it any way you like.

NoMoreNicksLeft 3y ago

> "Following the science" just means paying attention to what science is telling us at the moment. Science doesn't tell us anything. It's just a loose set of methods for investigating how the universe works. When you anthropomorphize it, it's kind of dumb and sounds a little like you're trying to deify it. Don't follow science. Perform it. Read it. Think about it. Don't believe in it. It's not a religion. It's not your young child that needs you to believe in it. Instead, suspect the truth while remaining skeptical. Know it. Learn it. Using emotionally charged words takes you further away from what it's all about. > It's a really common phrase, But also a really bad one.

MattPalmer1086 3y ago
Following a subject matter has nothing to do with belief. You can follow something without believing in it at all. It is not a bad phrase. You seem to be confusing it with the idea of following a religion. In that context, following has a different meaning.
- NoMoreNicksLeft 3y ago
  Your own original comment was (I checked, to make sure it wasn't some third party joining in on our fray): > make you question the beliefs of all the people who do follow the science? It seems that, even in your own head, these two things are related very closely, the beliefs and the "following", to the point that this later assertion that they "have nothing to do with each other" is... just weird. "Follow" is just a bad word. In the most generous way I am able to read your rebuttal, it seems that you may have (inadvertently) confused two separate meanings. It would be better if you were to excise it from your vocabulary. It would allow you to think more clearly, and to not make mistakes like this one. Or should I go with the other, less generous, interpretations?
  - MattPalmer1086 3y ago
    When I used the word belief, I was responding to your original comment which said: "without wondering if the climate change believers". At this point, I don't think we are having a productive conversation. Interpret it any way you like.