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If science solved all our probelms we would live in a perfect world?
Science is a Method ... a method of identifying, understanding and then dealing with problems. A "perfect world" would be a world that did not have problems, not a world in which we needed to deal with problems, successfully or otherwise.
Basically, the Scientific Method is a way to reduce bias to a minimum, prevent emotion from clouding thought processes, and advance logic as the main priority in determining the value of an item or supposition.
However, there is another aspect of humanity. That is the side of emotion, or non-logical thought. Admittedly, this has given us art, music and philosophy. It has also given us superstition, wars, lies and ignorance.
As valuable as emotion is, it doesn't build integrated circuits nor digital recording stations ... or loudspeakers. Nor does it build satellites and derive pictures of the planets. Neither will emotion ever find a cure for cancer ... that's the bailiwick of science.
We need both sides, but we need less ignorance and superstition and more tangible benefits to humanity. I would appreciate that the next time I visit the hospital.
Jim
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