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Richard Feynman On Religion, Science, The Search For Truth & Our Willingness To Live With Doubt - Open Culture
Science and religion
Both Feynman and Tyson seem to agree that the scientific and Creationist methods for discovering “truth,” whatever that may be, are basically incompatible. Says Feynman: “There are very remarkable mysteries… but those are mysteries I want to investigate without knowing the…
Agnosticism
“But what is truth?” asks a certain kind of skeptic. That, suggests the late Nobel prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman above, depends upon your method. If you’re doing science, you may find answers, but not necessarily the ones you want: "If you expected science to give all…
Science Journals Have Passed Their Expiration Date -- It's Time For The Publishing Platform - Innovation Insights
Scientific publishing is a relic from another age
Scientific journals keep alive a culture of unnecessary adjudication, delay, corruption-rich anonymous peer review, and conclusions without the underlying data sets. Enough! What the world needs are publishing platforms, not journals. Here is what a publishing platform does: A…
Spiritual But Not Religious? You’re Not Alone | Life And Style | The Guardian
The self, spirituality and atheism
While denouncing religion in public, it turns out Harris spent years studying with gurus in India, going on meditation retreats, and using mind-expanding drugs to feel boundlessly at one with the universe. His new book, Waking Up, makes a powerful case that there’s no…
The Philosophical Computer: Exploratory Essays In Philosophical Computer Modeling
Computers
Computers are useless. They can only give you answers. (Pablo Picasso)
What Is “open Science”? Carlos Moedas Gets It, Do You? | Petermr's Blog
What is open science
So what’s Open? Open has worked in other fields, especially software. Moedas continues: In my view, there is a strong economic, scientific and moral case for embracing open science. Which brings me to my first point: why open science is a good thing and one of the 3 core…