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Originally Posted by paulgiamatti
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Biased science is bad science. Unbiased, objective science is good science.
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Science is the best methodology we have to understand the natural world, but I wouldn't be a fool and throw my faith behind it without always keeping a healthy dose of skepticism. But when does skepticism become unhealthy? I'm sure it can be.
Here's an article about the streetlight effect in science:
http://discovermagazine.com/2010/jul...etlight-effect
Like someone else here said, humans are by nature flawed and potentially immoral. It makes sense our natural traits will carry over into the sciences. What science does better than any other methodology is to limit the carry over. But does it perfectly limit our nature from infecting our science? I doubt it.
If I HAD to put faith in any methodology which examines reality to produce value, it'd be in science. So if that what you want from me, you'll get some. But do not expect me to hand over my heart and soul and complete trust to it.
Back to the OP, I have to say since it's never been easier to get at the information in this world, it's easier than ever to bury yourself in the concerns of the world. How much of a danger is it? Can people worry too mcuh about the fate of the world? There're so many problems. One wonders how the world evne survives, given all its problems.
One needs to bury themselves in optimism and hopeful stories sometimes too. And behind all of this needs to be action and planning. People have to back their concerns and their dreams with actions, or it's wasted emotion.
Personally, I think w'ere doing great, being humans y'know. If we become extinct, oh well. We had a good run. It may come across as apathetic, but what can I say? Life is hard. Always been hard. I don't hate or blame people. And it's not like I haven't researched this. Years ago, I researched it enough to want to end my life, or at least forget everything. Even during the best of times when I was in school, it was drilled into us how dreadful things were. I remember I was in a physics course and we were watching some video about population growth, building on coursework which had already damaged our perspective on life. My classmate turned to me and said "I don't htink I'm going to have any children, unless I have to." True story.