Changing your mind
Well trained scientists should be able to design at least a few productive and predictable result experiments because they have tested the ideas in their head before they spend time in the lab or before they go looking ( as you can with environment for clues on limits and feedback loops)
The real test of a good scientist might be that he or she knows something for themselves , not just because they are " told its true". They have empirical evidence and empirical confidence; levels of confidence . Not that such high "levels of confidence " mean we can't change our minds .
Being able to change our minds might just be one of the greatest tests of someone who is building their knowledge on a solid base .
Margaret Thatcher was a scientist who changed her mind on the significance of Global warming. What will we make of that in the future? ; One of the few politicians who knew something about verification in science and was therefore not afraid to change her mind on some things . http://rsnr.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2011/05/13/rsnr.2010.0096.full.pdf+html
The real test of a good scientist might be that he or she knows something for themselves , not just because they are " told its true". They have empirical evidence and empirical confidence; levels of confidence . Not that such high "levels of confidence " mean we can't change our minds .
Being able to change our minds might just be one of the greatest tests of someone who is building their knowledge on a solid base .
Margaret Thatcher was a scientist who changed her mind on the significance of Global warming. What will we make of that in the future? ; One of the few politicians who knew something about verification in science and was therefore not afraid to change her mind on some things . http://rsnr.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2011/05/13/rsnr.2010.0096.full.pdf+html
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