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Old 11-12-2015, 11:20 AM   #2481
peter12
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Originally Posted by polak View Post
Why do you have such a negative outlook on Scientific advancement.

15 years ago we didn't even know about other planets. Now we can observe them with such detail that we can notice anomalies that set our imaginations running wild, a scientific gold mine, and you're here raining on the parade.
Realistic/pessimistic.

I think science is fabulous. In fact, so fabulous that it has mostly done what it set out to do. There are limits, obviously, and I think we are starting to hit those limits now - both from a pure and applied science perspective.
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