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- From: meagher@skyfox
- Newsgroups: alt.consciousness
- Subject: RE: Science Superior to Mysticism
- Date: 26 JAN 93 03:33:57 GMT
- Organization: University of Saskatchewan
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- References: <1993Jan20.230740.2061@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu> <1993Jan22.030609.9070@ucc.su.OZ.AU> <C19yx9.ID5@HQ.Ileaf.COM> <1993Jan24.233845.8255@ucc.su.OZ.AU>
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- In a previous article, hughg@brutus.ee.su.oz.au (Hugh Garsden) wrote:
- >>
- >>The idea that science can be applied to anything is, I believe, false.
- >
- >
- >Science is based on observation. I think this can be applied to far more than
- >you realise, if you open up your methods of observation.
- >
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- Observation is not sufficient to differentiate science from other methods
- of inquiry. I agree, observation can be applied to alot of things, but the
- particular type of observation called "Science" has a more restricted
- domain of applicability. Also, I think it is necessary to cash out what
- exactly you mean by "is based on".
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-
- Paul D. Meagher
- Dept. of Psychology
- Univ. of Saskatchewan
-