Friends don't let friends drive drunk. Or, in my case, friends don't let friends get wrapped in science. A birthday card said: “None of the scientific states of matter apply to love; and yet, nothing matters more.” I liked the play on the word matter. I like the wisdom better.
We don't need philosophy to tell us its important to be good. However you define that. We don't need science to tell us diversity is good, so is sustainability, recycling, and harmony. Science is not needed to make these credible. No, my friends can tell me that.
So, I’m gonna take the red pill (in Matrix parlance) and unplug.
2 comments:
i like this post. you're witty. :)
am sure you feel good after 'unplugged'. :)
I think loving science must preceed doing science too. But seems like a good thing to love. Imo it's basically love of truth. I've always thought of the scientific method as a formalized rendition of the kind of thinking we do in day to day life whenever we really want to know what's true or what's probably true. We base it on empirical facts and logic, not wishful thinking.
Kind of preserves our own individual homeostatic integrity (or that other word) in relation to the larger world.
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