|
Science is not about truth upon my understanding, it is better than that.
It may seem well hidden but the idea is that science is never really sure about anything in so far as, unlike religions, it is allways ready to embrace a new model.
Now we could be harse and critisize our physisist friends but it is their task to develop the existing models and what may flow from them and demand any proposed new model answer the unanswered problems in the old model and make better testable predictions and ensure we will need more physicists to run the new model.
Well I threw in the last bit to make you happy but you can believe that part if you wish.
And of course we can to a degree parallel the institution of science with the institution of the church in the regard that science has rules, and proceedures which can be treated as somewhat sacred in so far as if we do not follow certain rules and proceedures we will be cursed in that we will lose a system that slowly but surely enables us to peel back the layers of ignorance and show a reality which without science would always remain hidden from us.
And I certainly agree physicists are not fooling anyone because they publish their findings, which means their peers will expose all and any mistake, so their work ultimately is entirely exposed to the public.
And indeed they should appologise for being so demanding of any model presented and cause progress to be slowed just because they see fit to insist upon everything being as correct as possible.
As always Peter we are in complete agreement but your hero worship I say is not misplaced.
Alex
|