The Sixth Sense: Humor
A light-hearted look at scientists, who sometimes miss
the fact that thanks to the human ego, science can become just as dogmatic
as any religion its practice, complete with ritual, prejudice and
self-righteousness.
Science tests all hypotheses, but some scientists
tend to summarily dismiss opposing views:
Science has proven itself to be an infallible tool
for unlocking certain areas of knowledge, but it's not logical to conclude
from this that all thinking by scientists is infallible.
Science can be used to discover many things, yet
some scientists
wrongly presume that all things can be discovered through it:
With thanks for the insights to "Dilbert" by
Scott Adams.
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