Posted by Cam W. on April 3, 2001, at 10:52:36
In reply to Re: Truth?, posted by JahL on April 3, 2001, at 9:54:31
Jah - One major mistake that I did make in my original post was not to clarify that science is an approximation of reality. I realize that this has to be a given. As we obtain better tools for analysis our approximations get better, but the core hypotheses and scientific method are very stable. Thus, I too believe, that while not infallible, scientific method is still the most accurate way of perceiving the world.
I have been giving my original post some serious thought since I hit the confirm button and realize that not everyone is trained in the sciences. Therefore I believe we have to give some lassitude to those who do not fully understand what we take as a given. We can try to educate, but this can't be done in the elitist manner of my original post.
People mistrust science because they don't understand it and I guess if we want people to understand it we must present it in a form where we talk to them and not down to them. I believe this is where my passion for science clouded my judgement and my original post had the opposite effect from what I had originally intended.
Thanks for your support Jah and let us try to keep educating, where we can. - Cam
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