Do you wholeheartedly trust science?

Poll - Total Votes: 17

Yes

Somewhat

You can only vote on one answer.

Well you shouldn't, scientists don't.

I wish there were a disclaimer on a bunch of the speculations, facts, statistics, which politicians and intellectuals alike delight to cite; it would go something like: It is possible this statement is irreplicable, false, meaningless, or insignificant.

It is difficult to claim certain knowledge of truth, so be wary of those who do.

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SW-User

Science has it's share of flaws, but it's still the best and most reliable method of getting to the truth of matters.

That said, there needs to be a systemic change of how science is conducted if we want to get rid of those flaws. Continuing to do things the same way is likely going to continue to yield spurious results here and there.

Winterwanderer · 26-30, M

Whether it's the best and most reliable method is debatable, actually, I'd pretty confidently say it's not (mathematics is always true if its premises are true, and the premises rely on less inductions than science) but it's certainly the most popular method of scholarly coming to conclusions.

And yeah, definitely agree with you second statement, except maybe more frequently than here & there.

SW-User

@Winterwanderer: Math has relatively limited applications compared to all the fields of scientific research

Winterwanderer · 26-30, M

But now you're answering a different question, before you said "it's still the best and most reliable method of getting to the truth of matters", no, math is - though science [i]is[/i] often better than math at finding practical applications for the world, the different applications can have unforeseen consequences as their objects are not wholly understood. Mathematics exists in nearly every field of scientific research though, and it is very practical, in fact, it is very useful in very many different ways and, if conducted correctly, is always accurate and will help to solve and understand many different problems.

Mathematics is not just numbers and geometry, but, like science, it is an entire process of thinking and conducting, it's different from science and not opposed, it only appears limited when you only compare certain aspects of it, math is very diverse as science is, just in a different way.