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What is science? Part 5
In the previous “What is science?” post I discussed the idea of different worldviews, or maps, when it comes to interpreting scientific data. That is, scientists can often agree about data, but because of their different maps they can get into huge conflicts over what the data mean. In this post I’d like to discuss what can be done about this conflict. Do we pick one map over another? Do we suppress maps we don’t like? Do we only support the map we find favorable? Or is there another solution?
Read the rest of this entryWhat is science? Part 3
In the previous post I defined science as the “practice of science” and the “interpretation of science.” Let’s take a closer look at what this means.
Read the rest of this entryWhat is science? Part 2
In Part 1 of “What is science?” I suggested that the origin of modern science is difficult to define. I also gave a very broad definition of science being “the vocation where individuals attempt to ‘know’ the natural world.” As you can probably guess, this definition is so broad that some may argue it is not specific enough to define “science” at all.
Read the rest of this entryDarwinists have an enemy and it’s not Creationism
There are many outspoken Darwinists who point the finger at Creationism, accusing it of corrupting science and science education. Understandably, the motives of those individuals who want to suppress modern scientific information because it doesn’t favor a Biblical interpretation are suspect. But is it really true that Creationism threatens to destroy science and science education? Is there really an “anti-evolution” movement brewing in our public schools, or is this clever rhetoric meant to scare the natives?
Read the rest of this entryCreationists have an enemy and it’s not Darwinism
The Creationist viewpoint is the underdog when it comes to modern competing views about science. Overall, Creationist interpretations are not accepted in mainstream scientific journals. Scientists who hold Creationist viewpoints can have difficulty getting or keeping academic jobs. And the Supreme Court has ruled that Creationism cannot be taught in public schools.
Read the rest of this entryGalileo had an enemy and it wasn’t the Catholic Church
The fact that Galileo was persecuted by the Catholic Church for his scientific accomplishments is true. Galileo died in 1642 under house arrest after being convicted of heresy by the high court of the Vatican. Galileo’s crime was his advocacy of the Copernican theory of a heliocentric cosmos.
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