Science advice

Marc Clifton

Percival Watson wrote:

What is the one thing everyone should learn about science?[^]

That without God, there would be no science. Have at it, folks! Maybe someone will mark this as spam or abuse. :-D Marc

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Marc Clifton

Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote:

Science removes the con from your conscience.

That is SO excellent! Marc

Thyme In The Country

People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh Smith

leckey 0

I haven't read the link yet, but I think it's very difficult to pick one thing. Discovery did this series with Bill Nye the Science Guy of the Top 100 Discoveries in several fields including biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, etc. Then they did a top 10 from the different shows. if i had to narrow it to one thing, I would say Genetics. It's a broad topic but there is so much about it that is fascinating.

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Pete OHanlon

Nah. I'll give it a 5 - to stoke up the flames a bit.:-D

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Paul Watson

Well thankfully the question was interpreted not as "what one field" but as "one underpinning of science in general" so most of the answers are along the lines of finding the truth, knowing that ultimately there is more, that hard graft is the basis, curiosity is important, that anyone can try and so on.

regards, Percival Watson Ireland & South Africa

Shog9 wrote:

I don't see it happening, at least not until it becomes pointless.

Paul Watson

I wonder if science will ever find a proof that is conclusive on God, one that every rational being will accept.

regards, Percival Watson Ireland & South Africa

Shog9 wrote:

I don't see it happening, at least not until it becomes pointless.

WillemM

Actually, there's a lot of science surrounding cooking. For example: Did you know that the gluten in cornflower cause liquid to bind, because molecules get stuck in the long strings formed by the gluten molecules? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten[^] There's a program on discovery science that shows a lot of interesting stuff about cooking.

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Pete OHanlon

Well, the sequencing around this post has gotten really screwed up. What's going on Chris?

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Andy Brummer

So what's your point? That's got to be the most Milquetoast attempt at stirring up some kind of religion vs science debate/flame I've seen. Way below your usual standard. D-

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Rama Krishna Vavilala

Pete O`Hanlon wrote:

this post has gotten really

Having used the g-word, do you still expect that Chris will help you?

Bassam Abdul Baki

Thanks. I do try to say smart things every now and then. :-O

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Marc Clifton

Percival Watson wrote:

I wonder if science will ever find a proof that is conclusive on God, one that every rational being will accept.

That's a very interesting question, in what would constitute "conclusive". But for now, I'll sit back and enjoy watching science figure out things like dark matter and dark energy. :) Marc

Thyme In The Country

People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh Smith

Pete OHanlon

Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:

Having used the g-word

I believe in a higher power. Well, doesn't Chris qualify as a higher power?:-D

the last thing I want to see is some pasty-faced geek with skin so pale that it's almost translucent trying to bump parts with a partner - John Simmons / outlaw programmer
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

Wjousts

Percival Watson wrote:

I wonder if science will ever find a proof that is conclusive on God, one that every rational being will accept.

No. People's capacity for self delusion is unlimited. No matter what is discovered, there will be people that won't believe it. This is why there are people who believe that UFOs are regularly visiting Earth just to mess with hicks, that the US never went to the moon and that they are the next American Idol, despite all evidence to the contrary.

Paul Watson

Marc Clifton wrote:

But for now, I'll sit back and enjoy watching science figure out things like dark matter and dark energy

Are you being genuine or are you hinting that science is on a wild goose chase and the answer is God? I didn't take you for the type who thinks God micromanages the universe. I took you more for the type that thinks God create the universe and its rules and then let it run. In the latter dark matter and dark energy may exist and be found by science. In the former, not.

regards, Percival Watson Ireland & South Africa

Shog9 wrote:

I don't see it happening, at least not until it becomes pointless.

Paul Watson

Wjousts wrote:

and that they are the next American Idol, despite all evidence to the contrary.

Sadly all the evidence shows the current American Idol had no evidence of becoming it.

regards, Percival Watson Ireland & South Africa

Shog9 wrote:

I don't see it happening, at least not until it becomes pointless.

CastorTiu

Do you want high power, chew a high tension power line. :-D

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Marc Clifton

Percival Watson wrote:

Are you being genuine or are you hinting that science is on a wild goose chase and the answer is God?

No, I was being genuine. There absolutely is a physical explanation for dark matter and dark energy. Marc

Thyme In The Country

People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh Smith

Marc Clifton

Andy Brummer wrote:

That's got to be the most Milquetoast attempt at stirring up some kind of religion vs science debate/flame I've seen.

I had no intention of stirring up a debate. I was just making a point, with regards to my opinion on the matter.

Andy Brummer wrote:

Way below your usual standard. D-

I'm full of surprises. :) Marc

Thyme In The Country

People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh Smith

Gary Kirkham

Marc Clifton wrote:

without God, there would be no science.

Amen :) I find it fascinating that some feel that God should somehow be able to be described or quantified by that which He created. It's kind of like trying to use a shadow to describe the inner depths of that which cast it.

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