Chris, good clear description of the attitude or approach that enables scientific progress. The first paragraph of this article is gold. Yet, both science and ideology are required if you want a human being. Not Spoc on Star Trek. :-)
Thanks, Ben! You're exactly right: science gives us the tools to understand the world, but ideology (or belief, or values) shapes what we do with that understanding. Knowledge and feelings are both essential to a full human experience.
The challenge is keeping each in its lane, without letting one masquerade as the other. And yes—Spock (and Data) are brilliant, but I'm aiming for something a lot more human.
Chris, good clear description of the attitude or approach that enables scientific progress. The first paragraph of this article is gold. Yet, both science and ideology are required if you want a human being. Not Spoc on Star Trek. :-)
Thanks, Ben! You're exactly right: science gives us the tools to understand the world, but ideology (or belief, or values) shapes what we do with that understanding. Knowledge and feelings are both essential to a full human experience.
The challenge is keeping each in its lane, without letting one masquerade as the other. And yes—Spock (and Data) are brilliant, but I'm aiming for something a lot more human.