Randy Oliver wrote:
>> Faith in the scientific method is no different from any other faith.
> I must disagree. There is nothing to "believe in" regarding the scientific
> method -- it is only a method for the logical testing of hypotheses.
> Exemplified by Thomas Huxley's famous quote: “The great tragedy of science
> – the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.”
Exactly. You 'believe' because you do not 'know' if something is true or
false. Once you 'know' there is no place for 'believes'.
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