tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832364329882359207.post2577959474032563051..comments2014-01-06T11:25:41.354-07:00Comments on A Grain of Sand: Rational, AnimalRabbi Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10291052395235575454noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832364329882359207.post-9481817702008153912010-12-21T22:37:57.867-07:002010-12-21T22:37:57.867-07:00thanks moepackman. i like that read the best becau...thanks moepackman. i like that read the best because it has a kind of cosmic resonance. one of the things that struck me about the article was that both the title/ subtitle ("is there something wrong with the scientific method") and the beginning of the article suggest that the author has stumbled upon some fundamental flaw in the scientific method. in fact, it turns out that it is really just uncovering wide spread misuse/poor application of the scientific method. in fact at its core the article is really an affirmation of the essential rightness of the scientific approach and an assertion that it has to be practiced with greater rigor. anyway thanks....Rabbi Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291052395235575454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832364329882359207.post-92220524175866638552010-12-18T10:32:53.586-07:002010-12-18T10:32:53.586-07:00I agree, the New Yorker article is fascinating. I ...I agree, the New Yorker article is fascinating. I prefer the initial more fanciful interpretation that the universe is initially interested in a new phenomenon which can then be measured with high statistical significance. As the universe tires of this new thing, the measurements decline until the new thing vanishes entirely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com