You're my "hero of the night". I look for those on threads.
   I think part of the problem starts in school; that of
   associating "certainty" with "science".

   We're taught (through our crappy textbooks; undoubtedly a
   worldwide problem no matter what schooling system) about Science
   as if it's Fact A, Fact B, Face C, etc. It's taught of as
   self-evident. It "is what it is, accept it or we'll laugh at
   you".

   Then we get through school.

   But the same "If It's Science, It's Undeniable Fact" remains in
   the minds of true believers through adulthood; a left-over
   impression from school days.

   I'm not talking about the sciences themselves; but rather the
   fangirls of Science, littering the Internet, making the sciences
   look ridiculously cocky and arrogant. The humility of science is
   built-into the system... with the possible except of Theoretical
   Physics... cockiness is built-into theoretical physics tongue
   emoticon

   [I love it, but it's fodder for the imagination. It's not really
   science per se, not as much as being used as a promotional tool
   for interest in science among kids and adults]. The movement to
   split off the requirement of evidence, duplication of results
   and all that stuff that makes science what it is from
   Theoretical Physics is gonna turn it into Philosophy, which is
   good for [1]Ernest Leonardo Meyer - they'll clog up your dept if
   they succeed smile emoticon

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