12-07-2020, 12:41 PM
(12-06-2020, 08:02 PM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote: I would emphasize the difference between a scientific and a political world view. To a scientist, a flaw in a theory, observations of reality not matching what is observed, is an opportunity to refine the theory. If you have a political world view, your politics define how you see the world and what goals you seek. If the facts oppose the theory, you disregard the facts.
There is a middle ground there
How we see the world and goals we seek are important facts about ourselves. But to achieve any goals, it helps to take account of other facts.
Trump and his followers are an example of having goals, but not accounting for facts. But if we have such a goal as stopping pollution or helping people out of poverty, because we value Nature and People and want the best for them, then facts are useful in determining the best way to proceed and gauging how we are doing.