MrH writes:
There just seems to be a siege mentality where people would rather not acknowledge problems with scientific inquiry.
This is just your bloody straw man again.
The entire premise of the scientific method is based on skeptism; including the using the right method for the task. So far no better method has been found for resolving the problems about stuff around us. Just thinking about it really hard for long periods is generally not nearly enough and often useless - theoretical ideas have to be tested to have real explanatory value.
But if you have something real to bring to the table, rather than a general, unsubstantaited moan, let's have it.
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Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved."
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