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re: "Why Do People Persist in Believing Things That Just Aren't True?"
Posted on 5/20/14 at 10:47 am to Gray Tiger
Posted on 5/20/14 at 10:47 am to Gray Tiger
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Yet scientists are quick to assert that the current conclusions are totally correct. Scientists do tend to have this god like opinion of themselves.
No, this is what religions and dogmas do. The scientific field holds to what the evidence says at a given moment. It molds ideas around evidence, not evidence to fit ideas.
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Posted on 5/20/14 at 10:51 am to Roger Klarvin
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The scientific field holds to what the evidence says at a given moment. It molds ideas around evidence, not evidence to fit ideas.
Which leads us back nicely to critical thinking...
Posted on 5/20/14 at 11:04 am to Roger Klarvin
quote:You sure?
No, this is what religions and dogmas do. The scientific field holds to what the evidence says at a given moment. It molds ideas around evidence, not evidence to fit ideas.
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