"The history of science, like the history of all human ideas, is a history of irresponsible dreams, of obstinacy, and of error. But science is one of … more
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science
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Can we really understand how complex societies do work? - a review of 'Critical Mass' by Philip Ball
@ 2012-04-24 – 11:32:10
[ ... ] political science in university at the end of the 70’s. This was a time when these branches of science desperately wanted to earn respect by ... more -
Do we simply need new and better religions?
@ 2012-04-14 – 15:20:51
[ ... ] be based on science and philosophy needs not to include any of the old-fashioned fantasies and mythologies on which the existing religions are ... more -
Do we still need metaphysics?
@ 2012-03-21 – 13:05:34
There are people who have not noticed yet that science has already explained many of the things that used to be explained with metaphysics in the past. … more -
What did Bertrand Russell believe in?
@ 2012-03-04 – 07:25:53
[ ... ] — belongs to science; all dogma as to what surpasses definite knowledge belongs to theology. But between theology and science there is a No Man’s ... more -
Can philosophy replace religions as a source of moral guidance?
@ 2012-02-12 – 15:46:01
[ ... ] rise of the science. We do now have quite satisfactory explanations for the structure and workings of the whole universe. We do not need those old ... more -
Is theology really science?
@ 2011-09-25 – 21:48:15
The very simple answer to the question in the headline is that theology is not science. It is a just study of the basic principles of a religion and … more -
Why does it matter so much what level of zoom we use?
@ 2011-09-23 – 00:32:53
When you have an extreme wide-screen lens that can distort everything to a big and strange mass, you can end up with an idea that you need just one explanation … more -
Can human life be more secure without absolute truths?
@ 2011-08-13 – 22:05:48
Science is one of the very few human activities - perhaps the only one - in which errors are systematically criticized and fairly often, in time, corrected. … more -
Why does science not accept claims for ‘alternative realities’?
@ 2011-07-31 – 18:57:40
[ ... ] mainstream science. Alas, that is not the case and all 'alternative realities' are still in the class of religious beliefs. People accept all ... more
