Dan Covill wrote: > On 07/31/11 02:09, Pete Theisen wrote: >> The point is that science is in itself a kind of religion for most >> scientists. To the point where they fudge their data to arrive at a >> proof of whatever they believe. >> >> "Scientific method"? Don't make me laugh! Not where funding is involved >> or might be involved, LOL. > > Sorry, Pete, I have to break my "no OT" oath on this one. > > 1. Practically anything can become a 'religion' for some folks. To > assert that this is true for "most scientists" is ludicrous.
Hi Dan, "no OT" oath? 26 posts from you in my [OT] folder, no telling what would be in the ProFox archives. But I digress. If you prefer I could say that we are facing a crisis of truth today - everyone is lying to make a point and can't see any down side to this. The "scientific method" was not the target of my derision. The problem is that we nowadays have a "pseudo-scientific method" in its place - everyone mucking the data or skipping steps. > Surely scientists can be no worse than anyone else in being susceptible to > wishful thinking? > > 2. Why do you laugh at the scientific method? It is responsible for > most of the knowledge progress for the last six centuries. -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
