tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post4168273282842925567..comments2023-10-31T03:18:26.963-07:00Comments on Great Guys Weblog: Unclear on the ConceptBrethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15063508651955739056noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-59150710417060578422016-07-07T23:32:23.598-07:002016-07-07T23:32:23.598-07:00It seems to me that for the vast majority of peopl...<i>It seems to me that for the vast majority of people, the scientific method(s) just get in the way of constructing utopian narratives (sort of like writing poems I guess), and really has no or negative value. </i><br /><br />I think you have that backwards. Many people, the author of this article being one, think that a parody of the scientific method is the scientific method, and therefore elevate the products of that parody to a status they haven't earned.<br /><br />I hope this isn't too far off point, but <a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/article/436438/transgender-rights-philosophers-academic-left-germaine-greer?utm_source=jolt&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Jolt07072016&utm_term=Jolt" rel="nofollow">Can they think critically about gender?</a> at NRO shows the danger of this sort of thing: claiming certainty where none exists.Hey Skipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798930502187234974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-27159539248410852162016-07-06T13:51:54.685-07:002016-07-06T13:51:54.685-07:00It seems to me that for the vast majority of peopl...It seems to me that for the vast majority of people, the scientific method(s) just get in the way of constructing utopian narratives (sort of like writing poems I guess), and really has no or negative value. I think that's true even for most scientists since scientists these days are more likely to be engaged either in soft sciences, historical sciences, or science in fields that are immensely complex with more degrees of freedom than data.<br /><br />In other words, scientism is alive and well and really overtaking science in its usefulness.Brethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063508651955739056noreply@blogger.com