Category: science
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Agreeing with Professor Dawkins
I have long disagreed with Prof. Richard Dawkins’ view on religion. I have no problem whatsoever with Prof. Dawkins’ expressing his personal views on any given topic. I am not even offended by such a public figure using celebrity to influence others – the Catholic Church, for one, has done no less for centuries. I…
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Imagining Science
When once we might have followed the yellow brick road on our way to meet the Wizard, today we must, instead, follow the science. No destination is identified; it is enough that we follow whither it leads and for an indeterminate amount of time. Which seems more reasonable, following a specific root, to a specified…
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Objectivity
In these days of the pandemic, the scientist has finally attained the status always sought. With the development of the vaccine, in such a short space of time, we have our superhero. It may still lag behind in the style stakes, but science has shown itself as the team which assembled to defeat the invader.…
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