“A recent meme quote circulating reads: Science doesn’t know everything otherwise it’d stop. But just because science doesn’t know everything doesn’t mean you can just fill in the gaps with whatever fairy tale most appeals to you” Dara O’Brian

Science is great when it is great. Actually there is no such thing as science. There are scientists practicing or applying the scientific method which is generally considered as the ‘best’ we have currently for exchanging one theory for an upgraded one.

Science doesn’t find truth.  Scientists find theories which can be refuted or adopted as the best potential explanation possible for how we currently understand things. But, what we don’t know, we don’t know.

So when thoughtful scienctists practice and publish carefully replicated findings to promote or accept a theory, or theory change, it is good. There is also bad science, or scientists whose methods are corrupted or unreliable. Good or bad is in the hands of humans.

Their reporting can be, or is, shoddy or false, intentionally or by accident. It doesn’t really matter which it is because ultimately the findings are incorrect.  There are those who do science for profit and fame. There are egotistical scientists and groups of scientists.

There are egotistical and tribal peer review boards on scientific  journals which may not publish findings because it contradicts traditionally held results. It goes against status quo, Whether for profit or fame or the fear of being replaced by a better theory.

Please also keep in mind it is usually some scientists of the day that say something cannot be accomplished. The experts who claim man will never fly.  So there is good scientific practice by some good scientific practitioners and then there is everything else.

The best scientists recognize we don’t search for truth. We look for ways of explaining what we know now and understand that explanation or understanding is likely to change it the future. Often a meme like the quote above is used to dismiss magical thinking.

It should also be used to poo poo bad scientific practices, practitioners and results. Often what seems like a fairy tale today becomes tomorrow’s reality. Frequently it does not either. Since we don’t know what we don’t know, we should remain open.

Skeptical is fine. To be cynical is the death of progress in all forms. We should explore, experiment and realize if something is not replicable it may not be. It might be an artifact, a one-off, it may not be provable. It also could be we just don’t know how to study it yet.

We don’t have the thinking power to construct good methods and experiments or the technology doesn’t exist yet. Scientists also have their own limitations of thinking. Just because they are scientists doesn’t make them smarter, better, or more reasonable.

They may have certain expertise, and they may also be limited by their specialization. Similar to the autistic savant who can’t navigate simple life procedure  but can draw damn well or do advanced math.Anything is possible on the upside and downside.

Thinking well is not the domain of any one practice. Many professional people are easily deluded. So yes, I love good science. I  don’t have time for bad science.  To know the difference you have to know how to analyze methodology and the means of reporting.

Which is why there is peer review. The down side of peer review is the profit motive, cult like adherence to prior knowledge, ego and tribalism.  On the upside there can be honest, ethical, rigorous examination and testing of hypothesis and results.

I love good science. Unfortunately, now every study result is in media often before it is verified. ‘A new study reports.’ Which is why one day something is good and the next it is not. Meta-analysis helps temper that. Meta-analysis is a review of all studies done on a topic.

So I understand the meme.  I don’t necessarily think it is a worthwhile one, but get the point. It is true one should not just fill in what you don’t know with anything but you should apply good scientific practices and principles.

Keep investigating. Practice  good, ethical, moral and legitimate scientific means, without bias, or profit, or tribal interference. SO no and yes is how I feel about the meme. Always seek the best scientific practitioners and the best methods. Keep going! Stay open. Be willing to change and update theories. Celebrate everything!” Rex Sikes

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