It has been a long time since I did anything for this blog, and it probably will be another while before I do again. This is not because I am lacking motivation (though I admit I am not quite burning for this at the moment), but because I am working on a major project (if you will) for my other blog. Some time ago, I made a provocative post challenging science as a source of knowledge – mostly because I was seeking response to my writing – and that sparked a long debate with several friends who don't doubt the scientific method for a second. Not saying science is all wrong, I wanted to convey the message that we should not blindly trust scientific discoveries as 'the truth', for so many reasons I can't count them on my fingers.
As neither managed to convince the other, I decided to make my case in a structured, exhaustive blog post, and try to explain from the most basic forms of argument the limitations and also the strengths of the scientific method. I don't want you to get the wrong impression either, so I will say this again, as I have so many times before: I am not saying science is completely unreliable; I am trying to make a point that we should not trust science as blindly as many tend to do. It is the closest we can get to many truths about our world, but it is not the truths about the world.
Anyhow, this will take considerable time and effort, such which I then cannot devote to the cause of this site, but I am nevertheless a step toward becoming more of an intellectual risk-taker, which I set as a goal in my New Year evaluation. Thus, if this goes well, I will surely be more confident to approach more radical ideas in global issues topics! Indeed, maybe radical measures are what we need to save the Earth at this time...
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