From: Olga Bourlin (fauxever@sprynet.com)
Date: Tue Dec 10 2002 - 23:43:26 MST
From: "Lee Corbin" <lcorbin@tsoft.com>
> I still don't believe in the highly touted "scientific
> method", and I also think that "character flaw" is putting
> it a bit too harshly. I will agree that those who can change
> their minds about long-held beliefs are to be praised for
> having the capability to do so.
Carl Sagan wrote: "There is no other species on Earth that does science. It
is, so far, entirely a human invention, evolved by natural selection in the
cerebral cortex for one simple reason: it works. It is not perfect. It can
be misused. It is only a tool. But it is by far the best tool we have,
self-correcting, ongoing, applicable to everything."
I'm wondering, Lee, why you seem to think that the scientific method is
overvalued. What method would you use in its place?
Olga
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