This is just a repeated assertion of your position without any accompanying argument fro that position. — Janus
Are you claiming that the assertions in the quoted example are neither true nor false? — Janus
Do you agree that the scientific method is made up of the rules by which science is practiced? Do you agree that the provisions of the scientific method have no truth value? Are not true or false? Do you agree that the scientific method is metaphysics? — T Clark
Yes. They are presented without justification or proof in Einstein's paper. He calls them a "conjecture." — T Clark
This thread is a fishing expedition. I'm seeking out those who disagree with this proposition: Science is a good thing, to see what their arguments are. — Banno
See, this is the hysteria I'm talking about. Making stuff up like that, black-and-white thinking.Baker would have us not vaccinate because of a relatively small risk. — Banno
The risks from being vaccinated are demonstrably far smaller than the risks associated with getting the disease.
I put anti-vax on the same footing as young-earth creationism and climate change denial. In that sense, I'm not the least 'anti-science'. — Wayfarer
Sure. But 5 in 200,000 is a very small personal risk. I've had my shot, and I think you have made a poor choice. I wonder how you took into account the risk, should everyone follow your example. — Banno
...a double edged sword. — Benj96
This thread is a fishing expedition. I'm seeking out those who disagree with this proposition: Science is a good thing, to see what their arguments are. — Banno
not to elect anti-scientific, energy-company--blowing shit-for-brains. — Kenosha Kid
That is, science was misused for private purposes then blamed when things fell through, giving a pretext for less reliance on the science
The danger is that it is when science is most needed that it is rejected. — Banno
On consideration, the posters here have been overwhelmingly in praise of science, but concerned about consequent social and environmental issues. — Banno
On consideration, the posters here have been overwhelmingly in praise of science, but concerned about consequent social and environmental issues. — Banno
If science is telling you you're destroying the planet and you ignore it, you can't blame science for the planet being spoiled. — Kenosha Kid
When confronted with a fearful or life-threatening situation (be it war, pandemics, a natural disaster, etc) the degree of distrust amongst us as a collective goes up. — Benj96
The way to build a better scientific community is to keep it well funded so that the world, rather than the corporate world, owns the knowledge coming out of it, and keep it free from political interference... — Kenosha Kid
Plagues, historically, have been proportionally far worse than the present situation, often killing far greater percentages than Covid-19. That we have a vaccine that works is an extraordinary vindication of the understanding that science provides. That we have several... we should be singing the praises of science from the rooftops. Millions of lives have been saved by applying science here.
But that's not what happened. Instead we have an abject failure to recognise the benefits, a wilful emphasis on every negative.
Comment? — Banno
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