Re: [A-List] How "scientific" is science?

[Hayduke <hayduke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

on 12/17/2005 11:20 AM, grok@xxxxxxxxx at grok@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> The solution, as always, is Socialism.

    Socialism has nothing to say about science. Socialism is a social
science, subject to the tides and whims of human emotion. Science is about
observation and verification. Social science is about observation and
speculation. There is no firm ground on which social science can be built as
it varies with the whims of its practitioners.

    There is nothing inherent in socialism that addresses the physical
nature of the Universe. Socialism provides moral direction only. It cannot
serve as a basis for theory building and confirmation.

    Neither does socialism deny science. There is nothing in a socialist
economy that has anything to say about science. Presumably, in a socialist
economy, scientists would receive exactly the same support from the society
as every and be obligated to provide the same support to the society.

    Socialism is not a solution, it is a choice.

    Michael

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