http://journal.meshverse.com/2007/07/06/ignorance-does-not-mesh/ People, Places, Things and Events Converging Electronically Fri, 26 Mar 2010 05:38:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://journal.meshverse.com/2007/07/06/ignorance-does-not-mesh/#comment-230 Laurence Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:46:20 +0000 http://www.meshverse.com/2007/07/06/ignorance-does-not-mesh/#comment-230 "Standing still or resting on one’s laurels in today’s world means that one is going backwards at an ever increasing rate. " - nice observation. One of the casualties of radical scientism is that true science gets co-opted to serve the religion. For example, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newtons_laws#Importance_and_range_of_validity" rel="nofollow">Newton's laws of motion are valid within an inertial frame of reference</a> but when extremists put forth the notion that science is the only way, it fosters the idea that scientific laws are always final and complete expressions. This notion is both untrue and unscientific. By definition, good science has to establish the bounds of it's validity. Scientists come up with theories all the time but not all are widely accepted by other scientists. Priests of scientism will often overstate the validity of their theories. As with art, there's a range of quality in science. In the end, I think science and art may be two sides of the same coin of life. “Standing still or resting on one’s laurels in today’s world means that one is going backwards at an ever increasing rate. ” – nice observation. One of the casualties of radical scientism is that true science gets co-opted to serve the religion. For example, Newton’s laws of motion are valid within an inertial frame of reference but when extremists put forth the notion that science is the only way, it fosters the idea that scientific laws are always final and complete expressions. This notion is both untrue and unscientific. By definition, good science has to establish the bounds of it’s validity. Scientists come up with theories all the time but not all are widely accepted by other scientists. Priests of scientism will often overstate the validity of their theories. As with art, there’s a range of quality in science. In the end, I think science and art may be two sides of the same coin of life.

]]> http://journal.meshverse.com/2007/07/06/ignorance-does-not-mesh/#comment-229 Nelson Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:06:50 +0000 http://www.meshverse.com/2007/07/06/ignorance-does-not-mesh/#comment-229 Standing still or resting on one's laurels in today's world means that one is going backwards at an ever increasing rate. Why are people clinging to conservatism when we live in such a magical time of innovation? The science of 100 years ago is incorrect but so is the science of 2 years ago. However, the art of 1000 years ago is as valid today as ever. What have we done by taking art away from our children and why are we surprised that achievement levels are dropping? Standing still or resting on one’s laurels in today’s world means that one is going backwards at an ever increasing rate. Why are people clinging to conservatism when we live in such a magical time of innovation? The science of 100 years ago is incorrect but so is the science of 2 years ago. However, the art of 1000 years ago is as valid today as ever. What have we done by taking art away from our children and why are we surprised that achievement levels are dropping?

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