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Flat Earth General / "Science" Does Not Matter. It's a Red Herring.
« on: January 16, 2016, 02:15:28 PM »Quote
A red herring is something that misleads or distracts from a relevant or important issue. It may be either a logical fallacy or a literary device that leads readers or audiences towards a false conclusion. A red herring might be intentionally used, such as in mystery fiction or as part of rhetorical strategies (e.g. in politics), or it could be inadvertently used during argumentation.
Most of the claimed victories of the scientific method were nothing of the kind. Architecture? Computers? Electricity? Medicine? And so on...
Most of what people claim is thanks to the "scientific method" is actually thanks to the zetetic method. Progress is made thanks to trial and error, usually. By engineers. Not scientists. Read the definition below, and try to understand:
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The zetetic method differs from the usual scientific method in that in using it, one bases conclusions on experimentation and observation rather than on an initial theory that is to be proved or disproved. A scientist following the zetetic method formulates the question then immediately sets to work making observations and performing experiments to answer that question, rather than speculating on what the answer might be before testing it out.
Some feel this is a more reasonable method than the normal scientific method because it removes any preconceived notions and biases the early formation of a hypothesis might cause, and leaves the conclusion up entirely to what is observed.
The scientific method produces:
NOTHING.
Engineers are responsible for all of the technology we enjoy.
If you wish to exclaim, "but without the scientists doing their work, the engineers would have nothing to work with!"
That is bullshit as well. Engineers, engineer. Scientists, theorize and produce...
NOTHING!
Edit: Pulled above out of a stupid thread to discuss the central issue.
