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| Quote (stevestory @ Aug. 07 2014,19:01) | gordon davisson:
| Quote | | Take the 98% similarity figure as an example: one of the basic principles of science is that you must follow the evidence. If the evidence supports the 98% figure, and that conflicts with your intuition, then you either have to throw that intuition into the trash bin, or stop claiming to be doing science. |
Dense O'Leary:
| Quote | No. Absolutely not.
One should never discard intuitions formed from experience, especially about vast claims. Chimpanzees are so obviously unlike humans – in any way that matters – that claimed huge similarities only cast doubt on genetic science.
Genetic science is likely generally true but needs to be reformed and put in better, more realistic, less theory-laden hands.
In any event, today, vast corruption reigns in science findings. There is no reason to believe anything that contradicts carefully considered experience, simply because the claim appeared in a science journal. |
Who cares about supposed scientific 'fact'? I feel like it's wrong!
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Denyse O'Leary: Pope of All Science.
If the evidence contradicts her intuition, too bad for the evidence.
Write that down.
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