Friends, we live in a society which is filled with bullshit. if we’re not careful we can be caught up in it. We don’t pay enough attention to facts. We don’t know how to determine what is true versus what is false. This is because we do not embrace objectivity and the scientific method. Objectivity requires evaluating information without bias. It’s not an easy thing, and we can’t be perfect at it, but we should try as hard as we can to achieve it.
We can evaluate any claim with the scientific method, not just natural phenomena. We can use it to evaluate claims made by advertisers or politicians, belief systems (like religion), …every aspect of life.
Here are the steps to the scientific method:
Our ability to discover and act on truth will be central to the survival of the human race. I’m striving to use the scientific method to be my primary method of discovering truth of every kind. I challenge you to do the same!