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We live in an age where it appears that having an opinion is more important than having an informed view. Empowering information technologies, where everyone is on equal footing such as the internet, (and messaging boards), offer a breeding ground for strengthening one’s preconceived opinions, (and resolve), which are usually rooted in philosophical beliefs from the past.
As a species, I feel we are approaching a phase of awakening when it comes to the reality about the tools of science. The last generation looked to science as a way of reinforcing the need for stability, coming from a deterministic world view. Everything in the universe, as reported by science, was no more than a chain of events following one after another according to the ‘law’ of cause and effect. Our education system also reinforces this view.
The ‘awakening phase’ has burst this bubble .. there is anger and disbelief. Trust has somehow been broken .. with the root cause being misperceptions about what science can, and cannot, achieve.
I see it everywhere, and I hope this aspect is examined in this doco.
Thanks for the heads-up, Mike .. Looks very interesting.
Cheers
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