tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623883.post1916168834049923544..comments2023-09-24T07:27:45.698-04:00Comments on Modern Science: What is Science?zandperlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01700239961953729095noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623883.post-23380740308576062342007-03-14T17:11:00.000-04:002007-03-14T17:11:00.000-04:00My point is that the general person knows what top...My point is that the general person knows what topics are taught in a science class. They may not understand WHY those are part of science, but they view science as a shopping list of topics.zandperlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01700239961953729095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623883.post-4666965429574576202007-03-09T19:56:00.000-05:002007-03-09T19:56:00.000-05:00I think #1 is more like the research scientist's d...I think #1 is more like the research scientist's definition*. #2 is the Department Chair or deputy minister's definition. You're right about #3, that's how Sagan or Gould or a good high school teacher would succinctly explain it.<BR/><BR/>IMO, the true "layperson" apparently has NO definition of science, and in many cases virtually no interest in it beyond what will benefit them at the Sony Store or the doctor's office. This of course leaves them vulnerable to every distortion that comes down the pike, from Creationism to homeopathy.<BR/><BR/>*(I just wish "all methods are documented" was actually true, so I didn't have to reinvent the wheel twice a day ;)Allison M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08362700513221195102noreply@blogger.com