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Re: Science is close-minded
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Originally Posted by TheBigDog
In the end my opinion of what is factual does not change the laws of nature or the powers of an almighty God. The truth is the common thread in all things observed and measured. We all have an internal agenda, a vision of the universe that pleases us and we look for support of that in our observations and in our reasoned sorting of what we observe. Our emotional attachment to a pleasing hypothesis, or to being right, or to not being wrong, prevents us from letting go in the face overwhelming contradiction. The most poetic of dreamers and the coldest of scientific minds are subject to that same particular human flaw.
Bill
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I just want to echo Mr. freez and highlight this quote of yours, Bill. I believe this is an excellent statement and something I see as "truth."
This condition is so often far easier to recognize in others than in ourselves.
This is why it is important for science keep the focus where it belongs - "Just the facts, Ma'am"
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It seems to me that people tend to prefer to believe what they want to be real or true, despite evidence to the contrary.
When what you believe is refuted by evidence, you are faced with a choice.
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