But in what sense was Frankenstein's creation ("monster" seems a non-PC insult
to a creature that had to deal as best he could with some faulty biology and
terrible self-esteem problems, not to mention an absence of love from his
significant others) a result of bad science? If actually possible, such a thing
(the re-animation of dead tissue) would be top-notch breakthrough science even
today. His problem was not one of methodology but of morality. Just because you
can do something doesn't mean you should. What you can do is the realm of
science; what you should do, not so much.
Rick
Dr. Rick Froman, Chair
Division of Humanities and Social Sciences
Professor of Psychology
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John Brown University
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From: Paul Brandon [mailto:paul.bran...@mnsu.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 9:40 AM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
Subject: Re: [tips] When the scientific evidence is unwelcome, people try to
reason it away | Ben Goldacre | Comment is free | The Guardian
And of course the picture is not of Victor Frankenstein, but of the monster
that he created (an icon for Bad Science?).
Paul Brandon
Emeritus Professor of Psychology
Minnesota State University, Mankato
paul.bran...@mnsu.edu
On Jul 13, 2010, at 7:59 AM, <peter...@svsu.edu> <peter...@svsu.edu> wrote:
> Yes, and we see similar responses around us all the time...even here on
> TIPS. But what is up with the picture of Frankenstein?! Perhaps this is Ben
> G's idea of science? Perhaps
> Scott L. might find that of interest re: characterizations of science...and
> psych? Findings from Psych, relevant to our everyday experiences, are even
> more likely to be challenging and thus lead to rejection of Psych as science?
>
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