--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "ruthsimplicity" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Larry" <inmadison@> wrote: > > > > I am not anti-science - - I am suggesting that much of the > > intellectual findings of science don't impact me - - - for example, I > > know the earth is round, but for 99.99999+% of my daily life > > activities, it makes no difference whether the world is flat or round. > > > > The issue of the flatness or roundness of the earth was historically > > of great importance to the pro and anti science peoples, and some lost > > their lives because of their positions - - but for the billions of > > average Joes like myself, the controversy doesn't amount to a hill of > > beans. > > > > Likewise, quantum mechanics may claim that the banana I had for > > breakfast is mostly empty space, but that fact has little bearing on > > the banana's comings and goings . . . > > > > I am not talking about the application of science in technology - but > > the intellectual discovery or resulting knowledge of the scientific > > process. It has little impact for most people, then there are a few > > who appreciate science for its entertainment value - then there are > > the very few scientists themselves who are actually engaged in the > > research. > > > Well, yes and no. Research on things like quantum mechanics has little > effect on me. String theory debunked? Interesting, but only casually > so. But some people are drawn to the language of science and certain > scientific principles and use them incorrectly (pseudoscience). This > can result in people making wrong decisions in their lives or justifying > decisions they already made. > > When I was a college student I used help study blood pressure in mice > and mechanisms that could result in enlarged hearts. None of it had > immediate effect on anyone's life. However, what was learned there > could result in lines of blood pressure drugs being developed. So what > was pure science becomes applied but really is of no interest to the > general public until it is applied. > > Familiarity with how the scientific method works is important in order > to evaluate science claims in "real life." Of equal importance is > understanding a bit how psychology works. It is in our nature to want > answers even if no answers are yet apparent. Interestingly, you will > find out a lot about scientific methodology by studying psychology 101.>>
That is the methods that the Neocons, Fox News, and the anti-science crowd here on FFL life uses: If you don't like the results of science ignore it and use your own interpretation to refute it. OffWorld > > Ruth (who formerly did autopsies on mice) >
