I hope those scientists teach that mindset to their fellow scientists who are less enlightened.

Ah, but this is a very simplistic take on science. Luckily, I’ve worked with enough scientists in my career to know they actually don’t believe their research reveals “reality and laws” in an absolute sense, but rather they produce ever more refined models that explain phenomena — but always with the cave…
Ah, but this is a very simplistic take on science.
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Sep 18, 2023
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I hope those scientists teach that mindset to their fellow scientists who are less enlightened. As I recently wrote about, the notion of science as all encompassing truth is widespread and problematic.
https://medium.com/p/cb92da126748
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Philosopher by trade & temperament, professor for 21 years, bringing philosophy out of its ivory tower and into everyday life. https://dgilesauthor.com/
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