Why do we need to believe in science?
Our faith or belief or acceptance of scientific theories comes out of what is science. It is the method of examining the world. We want our students to think of science as a way to critically examine the natural world. It is a philosophy, a way of knowing.
How do we know what to believe in science?
There is a system used by scientists to decide which research results should be published in a scientific journal. This system, called peer review, subjects scientific research papers to independent scrutiny by other qualified scientific experts (peers) before they are made public.
Is science the only way?
No, science is not “true” whether or not you believe in it, and science is not the only way of knowing, in no sensible definition of the words. Science, then, is the process that this community drives. This general scientific method, it must be emphasized, is not the only shared ethics in the scientific community.
Is science a faith?
Science is based on faith. Both religion and science give us knowledge of the unseen world. All knowledge of the unseen world must be based on faith. So science is a religion.
Do You Believe in science?
Science is not faith. It is not something to “believe” or not “believe”. If you choose to assert that proven rules of science do not apply to the universe, that is your prerogative, but it does not change the fact that they are proven rules.
Why do scientists need to explain what they know?
As I have stressed elsewhere, scientists need to explain not just what they know, but how they know it. Expertise as a concept also carries with it the embedded idea of specialization, and therefore the limits to expertise, reminding us why it is important for scientists to exercise restraint with respect to subjects on which they lack expertise.
Should we trust scientists to tell us everything?
But it is in the nature of expertise that we trust experts to do jobs for which they are trained and we are not. Without this trust in experts, society would come to a standstill. Scientists are our designated experts for studying the world. Therefore, to the extent that we should trust anyone to tell us about the world, we should trust scientists.
What is the point of Science?
The point isn’t just that scientists can get things wrong. The point is that science is hard. The scientific method is very powerful, but the questions it is attempting to understand are often extremely complex and intractable. And scientists themselves are human—prone to biases, blind spots, and groupthink.