guardian.co.uk— What is the one thing everyone should learn about science? Spiked asked 250 scientists - here we bring you some of the most provocative responses.... (oldie but goodie)
Jan 23, 2007View in Crawl 4
I'm surprised at all the discontented voices towards religion. Actually I am not at all, but it is surprising as to how fervent they are about it. When asked about lessons of science they insist on rejection of mysticism. Goes to show you how important reality is to these people. Overall, this is insightful.
I almost dugg this, until I read the one about GM crops. As great as a GM plant *could* be, the whole idea of genetic modification has been completely railroaded by the legal implications of patenting such genetic 'designs'. Until we accept that living organisms are not patentable objects I refuse to support even the science behind it.
@barius"Philosophy cannot give any answers that science cannot give" WTF? Science won't give you answers to moral questions, but you can argue that philosophy can. I agree that philosophy helps us think creatively, but it can and does go beyond that. Philosophy is everything when it comes to how we address science or anything. It can be a "point of view" and thus define the domain in which we work. Personaly I don't think philosophy solves any of the really big questions about life and existance. You can argue that it cannot possibly do that, but then neither can science as you say. However, science is confined and I don't believe philosophy is. I didn't mean to say philosophy is better, than science at soving the worlds questions. I just meant to say that it appears limitless and therefor has a larger (infinite?) domain to explore.
quickgold192Jan 24, 2007
yeah, a lot of people don't understand that evolution through natural selection is true by definition.
dauntingJan 24, 2007
I'm surprised at all the discontented voices towards religion. Actually I am not at all, but it is surprising as to how fervent they are about it. When asked about lessons of science they insist on rejection of mysticism. Goes to show you how important reality is to these people. Overall, this is insightful.
bariusJan 24, 2007
I almost dugg this, until I read the one about GM crops. As great as a GM plant *could* be, the whole idea of genetic modification has been completely railroaded by the legal implications of patenting such genetic 'designs'. Until we accept that living organisms are not patentable objects I refuse to support even the science behind it.
wesamelJan 24, 2007
I apologize for my lame attempt at humor. I would have dugg me down too.
ichucklesJan 24, 2007
@barius"Philosophy cannot give any answers that science cannot give" WTF? Science won't give you answers to moral questions, but you can argue that philosophy can. I agree that philosophy helps us think creatively, but it can and does go beyond that. Philosophy is everything when it comes to how we address science or anything. It can be a "point of view" and thus define the domain in which we work. Personaly I don't think philosophy solves any of the really big questions about life and existance. You can argue that it cannot possibly do that, but then neither can science as you say. However, science is confined and I don't believe philosophy is. I didn't mean to say philosophy is better, than science at soving the worlds questions. I just meant to say that it appears limitless and therefor has a larger (infinite?) domain to explore.
autodrvJan 24, 2007
It has nothing to do with faith, it has to do with the observation of evidence.