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Philosophy of Science Facebook group – Nature of science

Posted on July 20, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

Philosophy of Science Facebook group Alessandro Carvalho shared a link [ 25/May/21 ] All 6 answers are clearly wrong. Science, at its best, is an eternal enquiry into the nature of being that uses a process of refining all elements … Continue reading →

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Daniel S – comment on science as belief

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

Daniel S – comment on science as belief [ 25/May/21 ] Hi Daniel, It is clear that human neural networks have a very strong set of biases for simple answers to complex questions. The major evolutionary and developmental reasons for … Continue reading →

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What should I say to the biology haters, those who say that biology lovers are kids and physics lovers are legends?

Posted on July 9, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

What should I say to the biology haters, those who say that biology lovers are kids and physics lovers are legends? [ 20/May/21 ] I’d explain to them in the following way that really don’t understand what they are talking … Continue reading →

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Comments to a Science denier on the question Did various vertebrates evolve from a common ancestor?

Posted on July 9, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

Reply to Did various vertebrates evolve from a common ancestor? [ 19/May/21 S Alrich wrote … “There is no reason based on observations to suggest vertebrates of different kinds are related” …] This is simply ignorant nonsense, and ignores all … Continue reading →

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Comment on the nature of Science

Posted on July 8, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

Creationists in many countries do not accept evolution and they completely ignore it. Why do creationists in the US want to teach science to scientists? [ 11/May/21 – comment to Brett Passmore’s comment] Having expert knowledge in an area of … Continue reading →

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Speed of Quantum Entanglement?

Posted on July 1, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

A comment in Foundations of Logic Facebook group linked toChinese Physicists Measure Speed of Quantum Entanglement [ 10/May/21 Joe Bennett wrote … ” It’s undeniable proof that “something” can travel faster than the speed of light” …] Not necessarily. It … Continue reading →

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What kind of relation do common sense and science have, allies or enemies?

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

What kind of relation do common sense and science have, allies or enemies? [ 29/April/21 ] Of the other answers at time of writing this David Miller’s seems closest to me. And the idea that one can break down the … Continue reading →

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How does science and technology influence the ideals of beliefs?

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

How does science and technology influence the ideals of beliefs? [ 27/April/21 ] That depends very much on how willing one is to challenge accepted beliefs, and to follow the evidence of the probabilities delivered by scientific experiments. If one … Continue reading →

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Do scientists increasingly doubt the truth of evolution?

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

Do scientists increasingly doubt the truth of evolution? [ 16/April/21 ] No. I know of no scientists (as I accept the definition of scientist), who has any significant doubts about evolution. And that requires understanding the definition of scientist. I … Continue reading →

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Don’t bother with David Belinksi Devils delusion

Posted on March 30, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

Vance Armors link to David Belinksi Devils delusion [ 10/Mar/21 In response to his own post “Science is glorified magic” Vance Armor linked to a video] I watched that video for 47 minutes, then gave it up. The guy possibly … Continue reading →

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