Theories are not proved by the process. They are proved by their predictability, ie through experiment/experience. Even though people dont understand the process, they can understand the results. Thus the process is learned because it provides better results. Thus anyone is a potential scientist.
2012/10/29 George Herbert <[email protected]> > > > > On Oct 28, 2012, at 4:36 PM, Apostolis Xekoukoulotakis <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Since Science is by definition the creation of rigorous theories that > > better explain the world, if the flow of new theories are democratically > > distributed, then > > pseudoscience will simply vanish. > > No. Science creates testable theory from observation, tests, and discards > false theory based on the testing. There is no shortage now of theory; > there is a shortage of understanding of the process, importance of > falsifiability, and understanding how to test and analyze. > > The method is taught in school and yet lost by adulthood in nearly > everyone. Democratizing science to include people in the process who do > not currently understand the method does no good. > > You also are conflating primary sources ( research ) and secondary sources > ( analysis and criticism ) and tertiary sources ( compenda, such as > encyclopedias and Wikipedia ). > > > George William Herbert > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Wikipedia-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-l > -- Sincerely yours, Apostolis Xekoukoulotakis _______________________________________________ Wikipedia-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-l
