At around 22/6/06 1:47 pm, Marc Simpson wrote:
>
> Yes, but I think the main point is to encourage a scientific mindset.
> That is, an approach open to criticism and based in experimental
> verification.
>
> As you point out, we run the risk of fetishism in converting science
> into scientism.
>
Well, it depends: what do you mean by "Science"? An approach open to
criticism and based in experimental verification predates "Science" by
thousands of years. So perhaps calling that "Science" is the real
fetishism here.
My 18 month old often is open to criticism (a lot more than most
scientists, I would claim) and seems to wish to experimentally verify
his findings. IMHO: He is just a curious and honest human being. Not a
scientist or someone with a "scientific mindset".
--ravi
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