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I was unable to log on to the site as I had taken a flight back home. I have read the thread from where I had left off and would like to contribute my thoughts regarding the above:
a-TB has summarised the ongoing debate quite well, however, I must admit that we are not on the same page regarding the objectivity of the scientific method. Countless stories such as the acceptance of the earth being round, changing the method for delivery of a child for perverted reasons (the last one is a really interesting story and quite unfortunate as well), et cetera. I do believe that as long as ad-hoc modifications exist to circumvent any further critiques or experimental results science can never truly be "objective" as it is in its nature to be subjective and the objectivity is from its subjectivity (a more Popperian view I suppose).
For something to be "true", it ought to be "false" as well. At the end of the day, the human faculties with their own biases determine the "truth" and what it comprises of, and inadvertently determine what is "false". Therefore, IMHO the "truth" is nonexistent and at this juncture used as a divisive policy.

<blockquote data-quote="OKO" data-source="post: 482173" data-attributes="member: 105919"><p>I was unable to log on to the site as I had taken a flight back home. I have read the thread from where I had left off and would like to contribute my thoughts regarding the above:</p><ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">a-TB has summarised the ongoing debate quite well, however, I must admit that we are not on the same page regarding the objectivity of the scientific method. Countless stories such as the acceptance of the earth being round, changing the method for delivery of a child for perverted reasons (the last one is a really interesting story and quite unfortunate as well), et cetera. I do believe that as long as ad-hoc modifications exist to circumvent any further critiques or experimental results science can never truly be &quot;objective&quot; as it is in its nature to be subjective and the objectivity is from its subjectivity (a more Popperian view I suppose).</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">For something to be &quot;true&quot;, it ought to be &quot;false&quot; as well. At the end of the day, the human faculties with their own biases determine the &quot;truth&quot; and what it comprises of, and inadvertently determine what is &quot;false&quot;. Therefore, IMHO the &quot;truth&quot; is nonexistent and at this juncture used as a divisive policy.</li>
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[QUOTE="OKO, post: 482173, member: 105919"] I was unable to log on to the site as I had taken a flight back home. I have read the thread from where I had left off and would like to contribute my thoughts regarding the above: [LIST=1] [*]a-TB has summarised the ongoing debate quite well, however, I must admit that we are not on the same page regarding the objectivity of the scientific method. Countless stories such as the acceptance of the earth being round, changing the method for delivery of a child for perverted reasons (the last one is a really interesting story and quite unfortunate as well), et cetera. I do believe that as long as ad-hoc modifications exist to circumvent any further critiques or experimental results science can never truly be "objective" as it is in its nature to be subjective and the objectivity is from its subjectivity (a more Popperian view I suppose). [*]For something to be "true", it ought to be "false" as well. At the end of the day, the human faculties with their own biases determine the "truth" and what it comprises of, and inadvertently determine what is "false". Therefore, IMHO the "truth" is nonexistent and at this juncture used as a divisive policy. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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