Open landgreen opened 6 years ago
science shows the difference between reality and how we experience reality
examples: real things, we can't directly sense: E-M spectrum, subatomic particles, gravity fields, electric fields, electricity sensory illusions: why does metal feel cold, optical illusions, delusions: some people believe things that are in their mind exist outside their mind (ghosts)
"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." - Philip K. Dick
science as a progression away from human biases
examples of bias:
self centered: the universe is centered around me > Earth > Sun > there is no center relativity: velocity only exists relative to something
Critical thinking
value of Bayesian probability (no true and false, just % chance to be true) scientists shouldn't say they believe in things, things just have a probability or being true or not
scientific method is the various ways that people use to only say things that are correct.