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Old 08-04-2006, 10:24 AM   #79 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Waves
Are you kidding me?

Everything science does is an interpretation because everything we percieve is an interpretation.
In a way, yes. But I also think that if you use "interpret" that way, in the way that our brain interprets information, I think science is better.

What I meant by interpret was we attach meaning to what we see while science doesn't mesh feeling with what it interprets, thereby making science's interpretation less skewed by human drama.

So, no, I wasn't kidding you. I just didn't pick the right word perhaps that wouldn't be considered ambiguous. But I think that if you're going to be studying God's creation, it would be better if your interpretation wasn't coupled with Bible study or your astrology lesson the day before because those can skew the results. That's why I like the objectivity of science. It cuts through all the bullshit.
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