Stephen Sekula (steve@chirp.cooleysekula.net)'s status on Tuesday, 23-Sep-2014 12:46:55 UTC
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I enjoyed the first 2/3 of this article... If definitely nailed the false perception of what science is. "What distinguishes modern science from other forms of knowledge such as philosophy is that it explicitly forsakes abstract reasoning about the ultimate causes of things and instead tests empirical theories through controlled investigation." http://m.theweek.com/article/index/268360/how-our-botched-understanding-of-science-ruins-everything