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Author Topic:   The definition of science: What should it be?
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Message 84 of 100 (327361)
06-29-2006 12:06 AM
Reply to: Message 81 by kuresu
06-28-2006 11:10 PM


Science = Ethics
It has been my wondrous discovery that Ethics are far more likely found in the realm of the Naturalist Scientist than in Theology. Science and scientists take ethics seriously. That cannot be said of Theologists, particularly those esposing the YEC or Biblical Creationist position.
In science the data, the evidence is inviolable. If a scientist is discovered falsifying data, using data that has been refuted, or even excluding that data which does not support his position, that scientist is likely to never work or get funded again. Every bit of his work, often going back many decades is pulled up and gone over with a fine toothed comb looking for any errors of ommission or commission.
Ethics seems to me to be far more common, far more normal, far more deep-seated and indwelling in the Naturalist world than in the Theological world.
Look at the lack of adverse reaction from the YEC and Biblical Creationist communities to those who lied under oath in Dover, or the continued use of falsified evidence by the likes of Ron Wyatt, of the outright lies of the leaders of the Evangelical community like Pat Robertson, Oral Roberts, Jerry Falwell, Gene Scott.
The Naturalist community in general, and the Scientific community in particular seems to have a far greater understanding of honesty, ethics and morality than is seen in the public religious communities as represented by the televangelists, the Hams, the Wyatts, the Morrises or the Phelps.

Aslan is not a Tame Lion

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