I'll explain because there seems to be a genuine misunderstanding.
Of course the scientific method is great, and the only tool we have to understand the world. Of course. Very true.
"The Science", on the other hand, is a sales tool. Something to be invoked to push a product, a policy, whatever.
Science, the scientific method, the sum total of humanity's knowledge and wisdom, can't be stopped. It may be delayed, but truth wins because truth predicts the future, and lies don't.
But "The Science", that's different. Pay off a few key people at the right time, and you can get yourself a nice handy "The Science" to sell whatever it is you want to sell. It won't work forever, but it doesn't need to. By then they've already cashed out their shares, won the election, whatever.
"But "The Science", that's different. Pay off a few key people at the right time, and you can get yourself a nice handy"
If it's accurate how is this is a bad way to sell something? What's better? You're claiming that it can be corrupted, that applies to many things in life.
MrPatan|2 years ago
I'll explain because there seems to be a genuine misunderstanding.
Of course the scientific method is great, and the only tool we have to understand the world. Of course. Very true.
"The Science", on the other hand, is a sales tool. Something to be invoked to push a product, a policy, whatever.
Science, the scientific method, the sum total of humanity's knowledge and wisdom, can't be stopped. It may be delayed, but truth wins because truth predicts the future, and lies don't.
But "The Science", that's different. Pay off a few key people at the right time, and you can get yourself a nice handy "The Science" to sell whatever it is you want to sell. It won't work forever, but it doesn't need to. By then they've already cashed out their shares, won the election, whatever.
themitigating|2 years ago
If it's accurate how is this is a bad way to sell something? What's better? You're claiming that it can be corrupted, that applies to many things in life.