Belief in Belief in God - Daniel Dennett

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http://thesciencenetwork.org/programs/the-science-studio/daniel-dennet

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[frethis555]

I have faith in a lot of things. I have my doubts about the scientists. They have a lot of money.

[silverstream314]

@frethis555 You're kidding, right? A lot of money?

[Jcolinsol]

@silverstream314

The amount of education it requires to do science is such, that most of the people doing science, come from at least a middleclass background.

Also, the really big science, is done by laboratories funded by big old corporations and social institutions.

So, in a sense, yes, science is has a perspective biased by wealth.

I mean, there are very few laboratories staffed by indigenous peoples. Ooh, that may also constitute a racial bias!

[silverstream314]

@Jcolinsol Well, I agree in a sense regarding the amount of money needed to sustain large research facilities. It is a lot of money, no doubt. The scientists working there however; not so much...

Also most of these facilities are funded by governments without any 'hidden agenda' that they push. All scientists I know (nuclear physicists) are in it for the love of their subject. I am certain that this is true of all other fields of science as well.

[silverstream314]

@Jcolinsol Regarding the amount of education, this is certainly true in some countries, depending on the cost of education. In others, where the education is cheap/free of charge, there is no such limiting factor.

Still you are more likely to enter a scientific field with educated parents than without, regardless of what the education costs, so your point is true in a sense.

[metrx330]

Interesting.

[flyingturtle22]

@Jcolinsol scientists are a product of science. science does not belong to anyone or anything. scientists own sociological bias might show in case to case, but the idea that scientists are defensive about the result of their science is shear idiocy, a minimal amount of reflection from your part should suffice to illustrate this.

science is the only pursuit that seeks to prove itself wrong, as such the science we function on comes from all continents and is beyond race, class, and religion.

[Jcolinsol]

@flyingturtle22

Science is a product of scientists, and will necessarily reflect the perspective of scientists, including considerations of race, class, etcetera. I think that you may well be confusing science with noumenon.

[flyingturtle22]

@Jcolinsol you're confusing science and scientists

[GenghisCohen1]

Science should want to expose any ill doings by people in working in its guise. Conscientiousness should be the first thing on a scientists mind. People who create chemicals for plastics, people who create medicine etc should be held to the highest standards since while they can greatly help humanity they can also cause great harm to us and our planet. So how about a list of scientists who work for Monsanto, Perdue, Exxon etc.

[tsunami770]

@silverstream314 I don't think he knows the Vatican has a lot more!