Ambedkar Action Alert: Fwd: Scientists doubting science now?

Monday, January 17, 2011

Fwd: Scientists doubting science now?

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From: Xavier William <varekatx@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 9:59 AM
Subject: Re: Scientists doubting science now?
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Doubt is the foundation on which science built whereas religions are built on blind acquiescence to whatever was instilled into us from infancy. Science is adult. Religion is infantile. Science is built on courage to seek things out. Religion is built on fear

On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 7:37 PM, sri venkat <ahvenkitesh@gmail.com> wrote:

Scientists doubting science now?

Here is an interesting article .. in a gist scientists are no longer
able to replicate their results just casting doubt in the entire
scientific process.

Is there something wrong with the scientific method?
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/12/13/101213fa_fact_lehrer

The below comment on the article was the most interesting -- Venkat

"I know that a phrase like this has become popular: "Claims that defy
almost every law of science are by definition extraordinary and thus
require extraordinary evidence" but that does not really make
sense--why should any claim require any more than "normal" evidence?
If you think about it, what is "extraordinary evidence" anyway?
Furthermore, new discoveries like this may not "defy" laws of science,
but simply illustrate forces that exist, that can be part of science,
but which we cannot currently detect based on the sophistication of
our current tools. Black holes existed even before we could measure
them, and so of course do all sorts of other forces....and once
understood could then be recategorized as our new "updated"
science....."
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