Actually its from your model (theory) you construct the hypothesis, try your best to reject your hypothesis using valid and reliable tests then form reasoned conclusions that allow the scientist to adapt the theory to the new data, or if the data trend (over multiple studies) dictates such reject the theory.
On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 9:20 AM, GMoney <[email protected]> wrote: > > I roundly reject that. If you want to be a scientist, you have to do good > research. Form logical hypotheses, construct valid tests, form reasoned > conclusions that follow from the results. > > On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 8:13 AM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Science is very politicized now. > > If you want to earn a living you need to be a Democrat or pretend to be > > one. > > > > , > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 8:27 AM, GMoney <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Until all our scientists are robots instead of humans, there will > always > > be > > > a political element to science. But if you are looking for your LEAST > > > political arena, science is about the best you'll get. > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 8:24 PM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected] > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Very true. Unfortunately its no longer the case. in the 70's the > > majority > > > > of scientists (56 > > > > 56%) employed in the US were Republican. In the Pew Trust Survey of a > > > > couple of years ago, less than 6% now label themselves as Republican. > > > Given > > > > the hostility of the party to science in general and to several > > > fundamental > > > > precepts of science in general, specifically evolution, I don't think > > > that > > > > will change any time soon, much to the Republican Party's detriment. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 6:36 PM, Scott Stewart < > > [email protected] > > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I agree with the sentiment that science shouldn't be politicized. > It > > > > > shouldn't be partisan at all (bi or otherwise) it needs to be above > > the > > > > > stupidity that is partisan politics. > > > > > On Aug 31, 2013 1:57 PM, "Larry C. Lyons" <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.salon.com/2013/01/11/scientists_hate_the_gop_for_a_reason/ > > > > > > > > > > > > presented without a comment. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:366847 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
