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| − | "To the medieval scientist what one believes and who believes it were vital. To the modern scientist how and why is most important. Beliefs are tentative, not dogmatic; they are based on evidence, not authority or intuition. To the modern scientific mind, if pronouncements from authorities, be they Aristotle, religious leaders, governments, computer models, etc., do not stand up to empirical observation; then, they are wrong." [http://www.sepp.org/science-editorials.cfm?whichcat=Modern%20Empirical%20Science&whichsubcat=v.%20Medieval%20Science] | + | "To the medieval [[scientist]] what one believes and who believes it were vital. To the modern scientist how and why is most important. Beliefs are tentative, not dogmatic; they are based on evidence, not authority or intuition. To the modern scientific mind, if pronouncements from authorities, be they [[Aristotle]], religious leaders, governments, [[computer]] models, etc., do not stand up to empirical observation; then, they are wrong." [http://www.sepp.org/science-editorials.cfm?whichcat=Modern%20Empirical%20Science&whichsubcat=v.%20Medieval%20Science] |
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Latest revision as of 08:52, April 30, 2013
"To the medieval scientist what one believes and who believes it were vital. To the modern scientist how and why is most important. Beliefs are tentative, not dogmatic; they are based on evidence, not authority or intuition. To the modern scientific mind, if pronouncements from authorities, be they Aristotle, religious leaders, governments, computer models, etc., do not stand up to empirical observation; then, they are wrong." [1]