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Originally Posted by troutman
This is an odd statement, and I may be misunderstanding what you are saying.
Science is merely a self-correcting tool for investigating the truth. An imperfect tool, but the best one we have. The evidence speaks for itself, and belongs to no faction.
[Science] is not perfect. It can be misused. It is only a tool. But it is by far the best tool we have, self-correcting, ongoing, applicable to everything. It has two rules. First: there are no sacred truths; all assumptions must be critically examined; arguments from authority are worthless. Second: whatever is inconsistent with the facts must be discarded or revised. ... The obvious is sometimes false; the unexpected is sometimes true.
— Carl Sagan |
This is my opinion and very well can be wrong. What I believe is people on certain topics are become more extreme on their opinions (I guess both ways, science based, and non-science). My feeling is Science should never take a extreme position because once you take an extreme black or white you become inflexible and usually wrong in some way at that point.