Science is always behind. In the beginning scientists say, "This guy's a
fraud," but then their second reaction is that maybe he or she has
something to say. Their third reaction is that they do have something to
say but that we don't buy all of it. Their fourth reaction is that it was
their idea in the first place. Then it becomes mainstream thinking, and
then finally it's scientific dogma. Because science is a dogma like
anything else. It can't be divorced from the context of the cultural world
view. What science is very useful for is to document something that we
already know"
Deepak Chopra, 1993
It reminds me of the fairly recent studies showing that mother's milk is
better for babies than formula. Big surprise. It also reminds me of my
own reaction to some articles I read in ACRES.
Andy McGuire, Extension Educator
AMCGUIRE1@UNL.EDU
P.O. Box 736 office 402-254-2280
Hartington NE 68739 fax 402-254-6891
University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension
On Friday, May 14, 1999 1:18 PM, Mark [SMTP:earthspn@crocker.com] wrote:
> Do people really still believe that science is "value free?" They must
be
> the same people who believe that journalism is "objective."
>
> Mark
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