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lin00b
post Oct 13 2010, 04:55 AM

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QUOTE(Kal-el @ Oct 11 2010, 06:26 AM)
Do you think the public understanding of Science is getting better or worse?

Until today we see horoscopes being published on the newspapers and magazines even it has been debunked for like 300 years back.

We have creationist fighting all over USA to allow schools to teach creationism aka intelligent design alongside evolution.

We still have billions of people on Earth who still thinks the world was created 6000 years ago and claims carbon dating is wrong even when science have more than 1 way/method to determine the age of something.

We have people attacking science just to protect their beliefs. People giving up rationality and reasoning because of religion.

The $1million dollar reward of James Randi which is offered to anyone who can demonstrate a paranormal effect under proper scientific control  is safe until today and yet people still continue to believe in telekinesis, homeopathy, fengsui, faith healing, dowsers and many more.
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i went to kinokuniya (which i think is the most well stocked bookstore in msia) the other day and there was 1 whole section for astrology vs 2-3 rows for astronomy.
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post Oct 18 2010, 11:34 PM

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QUOTE(Searingmage @ Oct 18 2010, 08:19 PM)
Science is a tool attempting to explain any occurrence. Big bang theory and theory of evolution is currently still a theory and hence subjected to disapproval.
However, if one day, science managed to actually absolutely proved them, then I doubt anyone will argue anymore (just like the fact that Sun is the center of Solar System and Earth is round, while there were objections in the beginning, we don't find people objecting it now).
If we blindly accept what science gave us, without asking why is it so, then, science may very well provide many false information.

Imagine, this scenario,
A came up with a theory, and he showed the reasonings behind why his theory is true.
If everyone were to accept without questioning, or testing, then even if there's a flaw in his theory, no one will know the truth. Only with arguments and controversies can one attain true knowledge of a subject.

Another thing is, there are many branches of Science. One can believe in one branch and disapprove of another. Why is it disturbing? When we choose course in a university, ain't we being selective too? Just because you reject TOE or big bang doesn't mean you don't believe in science. And two fields of science can be independent or mutually exclusive.
Also, would you mind showing evidence that internet uses the same scientific workflow as evolution and big bang? I don't see any direct connections between them.
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yet another "still a theory" argument. please understand what is scientific theory and what is philosophical theory then come back.

 

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