Mack_Daddy
Post #5358
From Lebanon, PA to Jacksonville Beach, FL
MyFanPage
Add Buddy
Ignore
"Science (objectivity) vs Pseudoscience (Freeh Report)" by Dr. Mack Daddy Reply
Science "is" objectivity. Mathematics is simply the "language" in which science is expressed.
At its foundaion, is Mathematics. From Math, we get our first applied science discipline: PHYSICS. And, from Physics, we get the four pillars: Chemistry; Geology; Astronomy and Biology. All other disciplines stem from those four pillars.
Contrary to "popular" belief, science, religion and philosophy are all one in the same: they ALL try to answer the same questions. It's their METHODOLOGY that differs.
Scientific thought processes have ALWAYS been around. Sadly, it was either govt (i.e, emporers) or religion (i.e., Pope) that squashed scientific reasoning. And, as Dr Einstein so elequoently pointed out, it is Galileo Galilei who is the "father" of modern science. Many view Giordano Bruno as the "first" martyr of scientific thought. Truth is, he was the LAST martyr. There are probably 1000's of anonymous scientific martyrs the world will never know existed b/c the "Church of God" ended their lives too soon.
Pseudoscience masks itself as "science". We see this everday. Take for examples so-called documentaries: ghosts; demons; Bigfoot; etc...
They start with a conclusion, for example, WE ARE ALREADY BEING VISITED BY EXTRATERRESTIAL LIFE (UFO's) and then gather ONLY evidence that supports that conclusion. That's "pseudoscience". Some of the evidence may actually be credible. But, that doesnt mean the conclusion is actually supported.
Let's take a look at, say, the story of Noah...
...legend states there was a great flood that covered the Earth. Noah, knowing enough ahead of time, built a vast ship to house two of every species known to man. One day the water stopped. The water receded. And, Noah and family finally came ashore to land.
Many will cite the ship was found; that one could house two of every kind of animal; that floods do occur.
The scientific thought process, though, generates questions: where did all the extra water come from? Simple "area under the curve" will give someone a good estimate of the enormous water needed to cover the Earth. Salt water fish acn't live in fresh water and fresh water fish cant live in salt water. Then, there's the pH factor. How did the sealife survive? With the world covered in water, the pressure would've been enormous. How did plant life survive under such pressure? Not to mention lack of sunlight? Oxygen is produced by photosythesis. With no plantlife, how did Noah and family breath. The atmosphere would've been suffocating. Where did Noah find the trees to build the boat with and the manpower? Would've taken decades to build such a boat starting from scratch. Then, there's then issue of dysentery. Who fed and cleaned all the animals? How did Noah and family eat? With such a UNIVERSAL flood, geological deposits would've been "evenly" distributed throughoutn the world. Yet, we see 180 degrees the opposite
You see, no where did I say the story of Noah isn't true. Many of you reading what I wrote probably thought that way. But, I am saying, evidence does NOT support that there was a flood; that such an undertaking wouldn't have been possible; that plant life forever would've been destroyed; that such a flood would've made it improbable for anyone to survive.
Perhaps the story is true. But, there just aint enough evidence. Same can be said for demons; ghosts; UFO's; etc...
Now, what type of Freeh report are we going to see this Thursday? One that looks at ALL evidence and lets the evidence dictate its OWN conclusion (i.e., the scientific OBJECTIVE method). Or, as I foresee, a report that started with one simple conclusion, it was Joe Paterno all along and then only provides data that SUPPORTS that conclusion (i.e., Pseudoscience).
Hope this helps.
