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chichen-itza-osservatorio-stockpack-adobe-stock-372957455-stockpack-adobestock Type post Date November 4, 2016 CategoriesAstronomyCosmologyCultural AnthropologyIntelligent Design Tagged , __nedited, Anthropic Principle, black holes, closed-mindedness, information theory, limits of science, materialism, Origin, SETI, string theory, theoretical physics, viewpoint diversity How Consensus Can Blind Science Science & Culture November 4, 2016 Astronomy, Cosmology, Cultural Anthropology, Intelligent Design 9 Visiting a Mayan temple, Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb had a revelation. Read More ›
Type post Author Sarah Chaffee Date September 12, 2016 CategoriesScientific Reasoning Tagged , __tedited, argument from authority, Irreducible Complexity, limits of science, modernity, politicization, scientism, settled science Has Science’s Freedom Become Its Downfall? Sarah Chaffee September 12, 2016 Scientific Reasoning 5 It is by defining the limitations of science that we spur its advancement. Read More ›
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Type post Author Sarah Chaffee Date July 29, 2016 CategoriesScientific Freedom Tagged , __tedited, “consensus science”, democracy, intellectual freedom, limits of science, Politics, scientism, scientocracy, values, worldview Scientism, Values, and the Public Interest Sarah Chaffee July 29, 2016 Scientific Freedom 4 One cannot use scientific reasoning to arrive at values. Read More ›