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Originally Posted by renormalised
Though, if you look at the way most scientist uphold and defend some cherished notions they hold, you'd swear that science was a religion and the scientist were its "high priests".
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I totally agree !!
And the temptation to do this and display this fervour, is what feeds the pseudosciences and their criticism that science is a religion! … Scientists create pseudosciences !
Having made this assertion, I understand why they display this fervour, as well … if they didn't, they would seem to be ambivalent towards their own bids for funding. This, I think is where the problem lies in the process … and its not the science process bit .. its the political process bit.
Not sure I know what the answer is, however .. its all about politics and economics.
Still, keeping the two perspectives firmly separated, gives a scientist a fighting chance to preserve the two perspectives, (ie: true science and public persuasion).
Cheers