Category: Science Dogmatism
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Accuracy: Does it even exist? Break the mirror.
Better thermometers might be possible as a result of a discovery, where physicists have found a way to calibrate temperature measurements by monitoring the tiny motions of a nanomechanical system that are governed by the often counterintuitive rules of quantum mechanics. (1) Accuracy: The measure of how correct you are based on what you have…
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Waves. Seismic activity. Soul.
Scientists have long known that Earth produces an eerie low-frequency hum that's inaudible to humans but detectable with seismic instruments. But as for what's causing this "microseismic" activity, scientists have never been sure. Until now. A new study published online Feb. 10, 2015 in the journal Geophysical Research Letters indicates that the hum is largely…
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Odysseus and the fear of “Nobody”… [OR: The primitive against the new, OR: The fear of the abyss]
Do you fear being nobody? Odysseus (the “new”, the “logical”) once fooled Cyclops (the “primitive”, the “irrational”) by being “nobody”. But upon escaping he felt the need to say to cyclops his name. He was too afraid of nothingness, too afraid that he would actually be engulfed by the primitive he so easily fooled. [Carl…
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Exact sciences?!? Says who?
The winner usually writes the history, people say. And this is exactly what happened with the ideological winners of the battle between atheism and religion: science became the “proof” that we can know things “objectively” (see previous posts in Harmonia Philosophica @ Blogger of whether such an “objective” reality can even exist) and that we…
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The contribution of the Holy Inquisition to civilization (no it is not a joke)
This is a re-post of an article of Theodotus blog (translation posted here) To defend and justify the Holy Inquisition is the exact opposite of Political Correctness (PC). But as I have nothing to do with PC, I am happy to present the real history of this medieval institution. Even the biggest critic of the…
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