Sunday, May 2, 2010

Evidence vs Certainty

" A scientist knows that evidence will change
her mind, but a fundamentalist (religion)
or pseudo-scientist (conspiracist)
knows that nothing will
change his mind"


I agree with this quotation because a scientist who is all about facts and supporting ideas will believe the evidence he/she is presented if it is scientifically correct. However, a religious fundamentalist believes in his/her religion without doubt. No matter what kind of evidence is presented to a fundamentalist, which is directed against their religion, they will dismiss because there is nothing that can make them look the other way or think that there might be more than what they re reading. It is much easier for a scientist to accept a human error from scientific inaccuracy than a fundamentalist to accept that God made a mistake. Science is based on fact and evidence and we can see this through the processes of scientific research. Every scientist will try different methods to reach his/her goal and provide evidence for others to see that it is right or wrong. However for a fundamentalist, there is no reason for them to try and show that their religion has flaws because they believe that it is a 100% right and no matter what others say they will stick with their belief. Logic and evidence together are enough to convince a scientist but not enough to convince a fundamentalist that his/her religion is wrong.