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Science Unsettled

SCIENCE UNSETTLED In times when magic ruled the world When charms and spells gave power and sway Then words of sorcery were hurled To vanquish foes and win the day But now in days more civilised We’ll not decode entrails of birds Though, reasoned thought process devised We still resort to potent words One such expression widely voiced In substitute for fact reliance Flagged with blithe conviction hoist This holy sacred mantra - ‘SCIENCE’ In blatant contradiction to true meaning ‘SCIENCE SETTLED!’ bars rich scientific gleaning

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L. J. Carber

Date: 9/18/2021 11:31:00 AM

You're spot on, Geoff-- science today in the West has degenerated into 'scientism', a type of fundamentalism like atheism, holy-rollers, islamists, communists--all those you-know-whats who think they and only they have all the answers. I love real science as I do faith because both feed my sense of wonder yet neither promises certainty as both the physical and metaphysical mysteries will remain as such while we are on this plane of existence--for good reasons no doubt!

Gershon Wolf

Date: 5/18/2021 9:38:00 PM

'Science settled' is an absurd conundrum, of course. No true scientist would ever agree with such an idea. Thanks for exposing it, Geoffrey! ~ gw

Geoffrey Brewer
Date: 5/31/2021 1:38:00 PM

I am so glad that we concur on the current debasement of the true principles of scientific method. Thank you Gershon.

John Lawless

Date: 5/11/2021 4:54:00 AM

Well done, nicely written and SOOO TRUE. Settled "science" once claimed a flat earth.

Geoffrey Brewer
Date: 5/11/2021 5:58:00 AM

Thank you very much, John. It is gratifying to receive agreement. We or others may one day look back at current accepted beliefs with the derision now expressed for ‘flat earthers’