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Return to E-mail Discussion page Previous in thread>I'm forwarding part of a recent conversation with Jack, because I think it >raises an important question: Is "taking away some of the fun of life" a >necessary consequence of thinking scientifically? If not, then what is it >about the way science is often presented that makes people view it this >way? >I sometimes feel this way about science myself, but I'm not quite sure I >can >pinpoint why. Is it that science brings us face to face with the >limitations that the "external world" imposes upon us, and we rebel against >that? Or is it something else? > I think this is very interesting. I guess I was definitely one of those rebellers against undertstanding anything scientifically based. Probably because we seem to think it doesn't include our imaginative thoughts. We can't conjure, or create in a science context. Sure we can conjure and create ideas or hypothesis but we eventually are faced with the facts through experiments and research. I'm not sure exactly where I'm going with this. Maybe, well I'm exploring my idea of science. In 8th grade we had our "science experiments or projects" and believe it or not I was pretty excited about this day. I was fascinated by seeing all the work my peers went through to explain an event of their choice. Mine was showing the difference between a harpsichord and a piano in terms of their function and sound. I loved doing that. Therefore, maybe it's our own attitude toward the "science" thing, (Make sense?), or how it relates to our lives. Give some teenagers a reason to want to learn the scientific aspect of an event and I think then the interest is heightened. >Do people have to protect themselves against a >science that takes away their freedom, choices, and fun? Maybe.... maybe some people just don't want to know the truth. As they say, "ignorance is bliss" :) Or that's just me :)It's easier to act on a behavior that we don't know the consequences of,than when we want to do something but know the consequences. But it's something that we enjoy. I think food definitely comes into this category!!! Possibly even excercise, as in most people don't want to do that but it's very good for us. Oh well, you know we're only human. >Is science >incompatible with fun?" On an individual level it can be fun!!!:) It's all about attitude. - Kelly Bromley |
