tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post7508139984176543301..comments2024-02-12T15:25:44.028+11:00Comments on HotWhopper: Not quite 100% - Anthony Watts doesn't understand the fundamentals of scienceSouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-11476339412297360242013-08-03T03:47:50.656+10:002013-08-03T03:47:50.656+10:00Yes, there is no such thing as truth in science. O...Yes, there is no such thing as truth in science. Or at least we will never know whether we found it.Victor Venemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02842816166712285801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-3321441411002722013-08-03T03:46:27.570+10:002013-08-03T03:46:27.570+10:00Anthony Watts seems to know he was wrong in the ba...Anthony Watts seems to know he was wrong in the back of his mind. He is in a bad, bad mood. Two people are no longer welcome.<br /><br /><a href="http://wattsupwiththat.com/2013/08/01/bizarre-claim-mann-on-mathematics-alchohol-and-proof/#comment-1377979" rel="nofollow">And what’s with this BS of changing screen names “crito” “Gorgias” ??? Permanent spam bin for you. – Anthony</a><br /><br />REPLY: <i>“And I could care less what your herds of insect-fart true believers have to say about most of my comments.”</i><br><br /><a href="http://wattsupwiththat.com/2013/08/01/bizarre-claim-mann-on-mathematics-alchohol-and-proof/#comment-1378929" rel="nofollow">Thanks for saying that. By your position then, there’s certainly no reason for you to leave any further comments here. Now you can just watch. Enjoy.<br> – Anthony</a>Victor Venemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02842816166712285801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-86622731510596882482013-08-02T21:55:55.092+10:002013-08-02T21:55:55.092+10:00Victor, the subtle difference is in the word "...Victor, the subtle difference is in the word "truth". In science there is likely always going to be a description which includes more and more of the observations. Note here the second important word: description. It is how 'we' view something. Is the way we view something a scientific "truth"? Let's hope not, because then all those pseudoskeptics are also holders of "the truth".<br /><br />MarcoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-28520411144771755022013-08-02T20:47:11.109+10:002013-08-02T20:47:11.109+10:00Marco, I may be one of these poor academics. At le...Marco, I may be one of these poor academics. At least I can live with both formulations. As long as no one claims to have found the truth.<br /><br />What is the subtle difference between these two formulations? How would searching for truth make me a worse scientist, hinder my academic work?Victor Venemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02842816166712285801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-2113117498248241662013-08-02T19:37:15.346+10:002013-08-02T19:37:15.346+10:00I don't think Willard went to Peter Guest'...I don't think Willard went to Peter Guest's blog to read the original post. It's here: https://medium.com/surviving-the-future/46243f9e6b02Catmandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12313870265499015076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-57989068158824199782013-08-02T19:30:18.477+10:002013-08-02T19:30:18.477+10:00This reminds me of the discussion about "trut...This reminds me of the discussion about "truth" and "science" I have had. You immediately recognize the poor academics when they claim science is a search for the truth. It isn't. Science is a search for the best (descriptive and predictive) explanation of our observations. Whether that constitutes "truth" is a different matter.<br /><br />MarcoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com