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Originally Posted by SidewalkCynic
Well, I would hope I could provide the more correct answer for the person who needs a more precise answer. ... Now, you are posing the analogy that science is to carpentry, as if science is something that cannot be defined in efficient terms, or what??? What's your point?
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My points are:
1. your initial "definition" of science obviously reflects a perspective that is somewhat naive;
2. your initial "definition"
may reflect a hostile attitude toward science;
3. your question isn't so much a request for information or explanation, as it is an opening "salvo" in what
may be a trollish attack;
4. I wanted you to see how your question looked from my viewpoint -- thus the carpentry analogy;
5. any attempt on my (our) part to answer your question must be predicated on:
....5a. how knowledgeable are you of science, its history and its practices?
....5b. what is your intention in being here?
....5c. how far back into the elementary basics of "science" do I need to go to begin an adequate answer to your question?
We have lots of folks visit here who truly have a thirst for knowledge, or curiosity about a particular subject, or something they want to share.
We also have some folks who come here with a personal vendetta against "science" (for various reasons).
I'm just trying to make your visit here as comfortable and as productive as I can. Welcome to Hypography.
