Excerpt from The Skeptics Guide #292 - Feb 16 2011 Steven Novella responds to anti-science

This excerpt is from the podcast The Skeptics Guide #292 Feb 16 2011. Steven Novella responds to someone espousing an anti-science viewpoint.

The most substantive and powerful part is when Steven Novella says that in responding to people who say things like "We don't need science to tell us what to believe," Steven says to them "What do you think science is? There is nothing magical about science. It is simply a systematic way for carefully and thoroughly observing nature and using consistent logic to evaluate results. So which part of that exactly do you disagree with? Do you disagree with being thorough? Using careful observation? Being systematic? Or using consistent logic?"

Of course, there is no way someone can respond to that in any kind of intelligent way while still maintaining their anti-science viewpoint. Thank you, Steven Novella, for fighting the good fight, and being so on point.

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Science & Technology

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• science
• logic
• skepticism
• logical fallacies
• scientific skepticism
• anti-science
• pseudoscience
• superstition
• paranormal

[RobKRap]

I would trust my life in Dr. Novellas hands.