Comments on: The Religion of Pseudo-Science http://www.redstate.com/fmaidment/2009/10/12/the-religion-of-pseudo-science/ Just another RedState: Conservative News and Community weblog Tue, 16 Aug 2011 22:45:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Read Chesterton http://www.redstate.com/fmaidment/2009/10/12/the-religion-of-pseudo-science/#comment-479 Read Chesterton Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:00:31 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/fmaidment/?p=233#comment-479 <blockquote>In fact, it is intellectually dishonest to say that science “proves” anything. More accurately, science can only disprove or fail to disprove.</blockquote> Given that the Copernican theory was accepted teaching by Catholic scholars, and that Copernicus was a Catholic monk to begin with, the story that the church was trying to suppress Galileo's support for heliocentrism is silly on its face. The reality was that the church had asked Galileo to retract his published assertion that heliocentrism was scientifically proven, which it certainly wasn't - scientific instrumentation simply hadn't yet been invented that <i>could</i> generate such proof. It was more Galileo's mean spirited parody of the pope in his book that got him "detained," in the papal mansion. Think of it as a case of early church discipline, with room service.

In fact, it is intellectually dishonest to say that science “proves” anything. More accurately, science can only disprove or fail to disprove.

Given that the Copernican theory was accepted teaching by Catholic scholars, and that Copernicus was a Catholic monk to begin with, the story that the church was trying to suppress Galileo’s support for heliocentrism is silly on its face. The reality was that the church had asked Galileo to retract his published assertion that heliocentrism was scientifically proven, which it certainly wasn’t – scientific instrumentation simply hadn’t yet been invented that could generate such proof. It was more Galileo’s mean spirited parody of the pope in his book that got him “detained,” in the papal mansion. Think of it as a case of early church discipline, with room service.

]]> By: OccamsRazor http://www.redstate.com/fmaidment/2009/10/12/the-religion-of-pseudo-science/#comment-478 OccamsRazor Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:57:17 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/fmaidment/?p=233#comment-478 . .

]]> By: OccamsRazor http://www.redstate.com/fmaidment/2009/10/12/the-religion-of-pseudo-science/#comment-477 OccamsRazor Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:55:26 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/fmaidment/?p=233#comment-477 Yet I Believe In God Almighty. :) Yet I Believe In God Almighty. :)

]]> By: Hooah_Mac http://www.redstate.com/fmaidment/2009/10/12/the-religion-of-pseudo-science/#comment-476 Hooah_Mac Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:52:17 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/fmaidment/?p=233#comment-476 What is funny is that I was actually recently considering writing a similar post comparing the misconceptions of dropping two differently weighted objects and AGW. I'm glad I didn't, because it would have looked pale and pathetic next to this masterpiece. What is funny is that I was actually recently considering writing a similar post comparing the misconceptions of dropping two differently weighted objects and AGW. I’m glad I didn’t, because it would have looked pale and pathetic next to this masterpiece.

]]> By: danasdaddy http://www.redstate.com/fmaidment/2009/10/12/the-religion-of-pseudo-science/#comment-475 danasdaddy Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:41:44 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/fmaidment/?p=233#comment-475 You arguments are very well thought out and presented, which of course means that the left can't and won't pay any attention to them. You arguments are very well thought out and presented, which of course means that the left can’t and won’t pay any attention to them.

]]> By: Socrates http://www.redstate.com/fmaidment/2009/10/12/the-religion-of-pseudo-science/#comment-474 Socrates Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:02:55 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/fmaidment/?p=233#comment-474 Consensus sets the burden of proof. The greater the consensus on a particular idea, the greater is the burden on a contrary or alternate idea to dislodge it. But the mere fact of consensus, no matter how universal and firm, should never be used to refute evidence. See <a href="http://socratesbox.blogspot.com/2007/01/inescapable-logic-of-global-warming.html">The Inescapable Logic of Global Warming</a>. Oh, and recommended. Consensus sets the burden of proof. The greater the consensus on a particular idea, the greater is the burden on a contrary or alternate idea to dislodge it.

But the mere fact of consensus, no matter how universal and firm, should never be used to refute evidence.

See The Inescapable Logic of Global Warming.

Oh, and recommended.

]]> By: Mike gamecock DeVine http://www.redstate.com/fmaidment/2009/10/12/the-religion-of-pseudo-science/#comment-473 Mike gamecock DeVine Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:30:12 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/fmaidment/?p=233#comment-473 commentary if you can't take a compliment! smile commentary if you can’t take a compliment!

smile

]]> By: LJ "Beaglescout" Miller http://www.redstate.com/fmaidment/2009/10/12/the-religion-of-pseudo-science/#comment-472 LJ "Beaglescout" Miller Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:35:56 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/fmaidment/?p=233#comment-472 He won the ideological Nobel Prize, the one that rewards collectivist and progressive ideologues who work towards the implementation of a worldwide totalitarian state. You still have to do real science to win a scientific Nobel Prize, though I'm sure the ideologues within the Academy would change that if they could. This is the best piece of yours I've read yet. Awesome! He won the ideological Nobel Prize, the one that rewards collectivist and progressive ideologues who work towards the implementation of a worldwide totalitarian state. You still have to do real science to win a scientific Nobel Prize, though I’m sure the ideologues within the Academy would change that if they could.

This is the best piece of yours I’ve read yet. Awesome!

]]> By: $peciallist http://www.redstate.com/fmaidment/2009/10/12/the-religion-of-pseudo-science/#comment-471 $peciallist Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:27:56 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/fmaidment/?p=233#comment-471 and for those that haven't read this piece, go do it now... http://www.crichton-official.com/speech-environmentalismaseligion.html and for those that haven’t read this piece, go do it now…

http://www.crichton-official.com/speech-environmentalismaseligion.html

]]> By: Steph C http://www.redstate.com/fmaidment/2009/10/12/the-religion-of-pseudo-science/#comment-470 Steph C Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:17:33 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/fmaidment/?p=233#comment-470 Still it's worth repeating. Still it’s worth repeating.

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