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Re: Science involves questioning one's own belief

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On 7/18/2021 11:38 AM, Solving Tornadoes wrote:
> The foundation of science is the question, while the end of science is belief. Evidence is only useful if the interpretation provides an answer to a question and when evidence is denied because it doesn’t support belief then there is no science. Many of you have beliefs that you refuse to question. So those beliefs are based on emotional attachment rather than science.
> 
> James McGinn / Real Scientist

1) Real(tm) scientists are published (or cited) in peer reviewed
journals.

2) Science is practical, and real(tm) scientists know how to work
successfully with science despite all of its shortcomings. Indeed
those shortcomings and their accommodation is what allows science
to work for us.

3) Science, as is true with all knowledge, is true and relevant only
on some statistical basis. For example, "The earth is a sphere."

4) Attempting to redefine working realities only yields an attempt
that does nothing to actually derail the functionality of such
reality. The name given to such attempts is "chasing your own tail."
On some occasions that practice my bring laughter to onlookers. Any
wise person doesn't count on it. Naturally enough, wisdom tends to
preclude the practice.

5) Among humans, the Dunning-Kruger effect appears to enhance the
likelihood that the person thus described will chase their own tail.

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Science involves questioning one's own belief Solving Tornadoes <solvingtornadoes@gmail.com> - 2021-07-18 09:38 -0700
  Re: Science involves questioning one's own belief Andy Everett <andyeverett57@gmail.com> - 2021-07-18 09:59 -0700
  Re: Science involves questioning one's own belief whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> - 2021-07-18 12:25 -0500
    Re: Science involves questioning one's own belief Solving Tornadoes <solvingtornadoes@gmail.com> - 2021-07-18 11:48 -0700
      Re: Science involves questioning one's own belief Clutterfreak <clutterfreakincarnate@gmail.com> - 2021-07-18 14:51 -0500
        Re: Science involves questioning one's own belief Solving Tornadoes <solvingtornadoes@gmail.com> - 2021-07-18 13:56 -0700
  Re: Science involves questioning one's own belief Sergio <invaled@invalid.com> - 2021-07-18 14:18 -0500
    Re: Science involves questioning one's own belief Solving Tornadoes <solvingtornadoes@gmail.com> - 2021-07-18 13:28 -0700
  Re: Science involves questioning one's own belief Helmut Wabnig <hwabnig@.- --- -.dotat> - 2021-07-18 22:21 +0200

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