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What information do people think that they are communicating about a view or belief, when they call it “unscientific?”
I'll go along with the dictionary definition.
un·sci·en·tif·ic(Hmm, seems like sooda and I think alike. )
1. not in accordance with scientific principles or methodology.
2. lacking knowledge of or interest in science.
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Not all bull **** is based on faithAnything based on faith.
When say some item is unscientific, my meaning depends upon whether its a process, an idea, a noun, information, a model or an argument.What information do people think that they are communicating about a view or belief, when they call it “unscientific?”
((Do you use the word that way? In forum discussions, do you call some views “unscientific,” and if so, do you think that the people you’re saying that to will understand that you mean “it’s demonstrably false, yet it still gets accepted by a lot of people as undeniably true”? Do you think that’s always what other people mean, when they say “unscientific”?))"Unscientific" means that a lot of people get to make claims that are demonstrably false, yet still get accepted by a lot of other people as being undeniably false.
((Do you use the word that way? In forum discussions, do you call some views “unscientific,” and if so, do you think that the people you’re saying that to will understand that you mean “it’s demonstrably false, yet it still gets accepted by a lot of people as undeniably true”? Do you think that’s always what other people mean, when they say “unscientific”?))
Anything based on faith.
If someone declares something "unscientific" then they can prove it by providing scientific evidence backing their view. If they can't then their "unscientific" viewpoint is just an opinion. Unscientific itself.@sooda @Skwim @AT-AT ((There might be a misunderstanding. The question is, what information do people think they are communicating to other people, when they say that some view is “unscientific”? Maybe I should have said “what useful information.” When people say in a public discussion that some view is “unscientific,” what useful information do they think that they are communicating to other people? Do they think that it’s important for other people to know that it fits one of the dictionary definitions of “unscientific,” but it doesn’t matter if they know which one, or if they understand that definition in same way they do? Also, most people have their own definitions of “unscientific,” different from all the dictionary definitions. For examples, see the two posts above this one. When people call a view “unscientific,” are they only trying to communicate with people who understand the word the same way they do? Maybe I just answered my own question. I forgot again about it being a roleplaying game. Will I ever learn?))
If someone declares something "unscientific" then they can prove it by providing scientific evidence backing their view. If they can't then their "unscientific" viewpoint is just an opinion. Unscientific itself.
((My question is specifically about views, things that people say, as if they are true. In forum discussions, do you ever call what some other people say they believe “unscientific”? If so, what information do you think you’re communicating to the people you’re talking to, when you say that? Also, when other people call some views “unscientific,” do you think they always mean the same thing that you mean by that? If not, what else do you think they might mean, and how do you know what each person means by it?))When say some item is unscientific, my meaning depends upon whether its a process, an idea, a noun, information, a model or an argument.
Prove it.Science nor scientific mete hods proves anything.
Prove it.
Great!I will have consult my purple unicorn with pink spots first.