Science VS Belief

Science seeks the truth. And it does not discriminate. For better or worse it finds things out. Science is humble. It knows what it knows and it knows what it doesn’t know. It bases its conclusions and beliefs on hard evidence -­- evidence that is constantly updated and upgraded. It doesn’t get offended when new facts come along. It embraces the body of knowledge. It doesn’t hold on to medieval practices because they are tradition. If it did, you wouldn’t get a shot of penicillin, you’d pop a leach down your trousers and pray. Whatever you “believe,” this is not as effective as medicine. Again you can say, “It works for me,” but so do placebos.

Notes:

Ricky Gervais on the virtue of science.

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 Ricky Gervais: Why I’m an Atheist
Electronic/World Wide Web>Internet Article:  Gervais, Ricky (Dec 19, 2010), Ricky Gervais: Why I’m an Atheist, Wall Street Journal, Retrieved on 2011-02-24
  • Source Material [blogs.wsj.com]
    • Folksonomies: science atheism


    Schemas

    01 JAN 2010

     Scientific Virtues

    Memes that define the virtues of science and behaviors that we should emulate.
    Folksonomies: enlightenment science virtue
    Folksonomies: enlightenment science virtue
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