Sunday, 30 August 2015

Be careful, your love of science looks a lot like religion

Was fire harnessed by scientific method? Did developed countries become developed through randomized controlled trials? Many innovations obviously work or plainly don't; testing is often for close calls. That isn't to deny the progress of science or its unique role but only to relativize it as one precious mode of discovery among others. Promoting science's quieter, humbler spirit would have numerous upsides.

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