When you say "science", do you include scientists?
If not, how does "science" accomplish anything?
And if so, history is filled with numerous instances of scientists "not being fine with" (to put it nicely) ideas that conflict with their beliefs (which are often perceived as, and asserted as, facts).
> We do not need warm fuzzies or cool satisfaction. And we do not get any particular pleasure from the fact that any god that is not simply a hands-off creator is exceedingly implausible.
In science, are things like omniscience &/or mind reading possible? Because I encounter "scientific thinkers" (daily) and actual practicing scientists (frequently) who make explicit, unironic assertions like this about what their brethren do, and believe, and how they think (perfectly), and numerous other literally unknowable things (the future, for one example, counterfactual reality, for another).
I wonder: could it be possible that subscribing to (or being subscribed to) a relatively high quality (yet flawed) metaphysical system doesn't render one perfectly rational?
I also wonder: could something more powerful than science displace it as King of The Throne, considering the psychological grip it has on people (including government, academia, and the media, three of the most powerful reality synchronizers)? Could something do to science, what science did to religion? And if so: what might that be?
When you say "science", do you include scientists?
If not, how does "science" accomplish anything?
And if so, history is filled with numerous instances of scientists "not being fine with" (to put it nicely) ideas that conflict with their beliefs (which are often perceived as, and asserted as, facts).
> We do not need warm fuzzies or cool satisfaction. And we do not get any particular pleasure from the fact that any god that is not simply a hands-off creator is exceedingly implausible.
In science, are things like omniscience &/or mind reading possible? Because I encounter "scientific thinkers" (daily) and actual practicing scientists (frequently) who make explicit, unironic assertions like this about what their brethren do, and believe, and how they think (perfectly), and numerous other literally unknowable things (the future, for one example, counterfactual reality, for another).
I wonder: could it be possible that subscribing to (or being subscribed to) a relatively high quality (yet flawed) metaphysical system doesn't render one perfectly rational?
I also wonder: could something more powerful than science displace it as King of The Throne, considering the psychological grip it has on people (including government, academia, and the media, three of the most powerful reality synchronizers)? Could something do to science, what science did to religion? And if so: what might that be?