Re: [Pen-l] Jared Diamond and the New Yorker, part 2

[raghu <mraghu01@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 5:50 PM, Jim Devine <jdevine03@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Science is not about logic being the whole story, since a lot of it
> involves testing seemingly logical notions against empirical evidence.
> "Logic" and reductionism are quite distinct from "hard, cold facts."


That's the point. As Carrol pointed early in the discussion, it has
always been controversial exactly what constitutes science. That
leaves the door open for pseudo-sciences like creationism.

The point is there are huge grey areas between science and
pseudo-science. It is best to get away from an excessive worship of
science which I am afraid is what is happening today.
-raghu.



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Really ?? What a coincidence, I'm shallow too!!
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