Science and Democracy

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本帖於 2023-05-23 08:44:25 時間, 由普通用戶 renqiulan 編輯

Science is not about votes or people's will. It is wholly and solely about fact, fact, and fact. But facts can be manipulated. Science debunks manipulated facts otherwise known as untruths. Truth turns up only when no stone is unturned. 

Scientists are investigators through and through. Science is a fact-finding mission first and foremost. Its findings have to be peer-reviewed so that doubts can be raised and addressed. 

That's why secret science projects always arouse public suspicion. In an open society, we have elected officials who are supposed to monitor secret science projects. But we remain skeptical, knowing that elected officials could be asleep on the swithch for whatever reason. In a close society, meanwhile, being skeptical is being in danger.

Compared to autocracy, democracy is much more conducive to self-rectification because everything under the sun is subject to debate. No serious science can thrive without open debate.

Science and democracy are NOT two sides of the same coin. Still, science can benefit hugely from democracy, and vice versa.


Author: renqiulan

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• 科學與民主。五四話題及主題。 -LYJiang- ♂ 給 LYJiang 發送悄悄話 LYJiang 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/22/2023 postreply 20:09:38

• 一個世紀過去了，中土或明或暗地還想賽先生跟德先生聚首一堂。 -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/22/2023 postreply 20:13:10

• 以我所思所見，中土上賽德兩位先生神貌不合，因為德先生早已被放逐了。 -LYJiang- ♂ 給 LYJiang 發送悄悄話 LYJiang 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/22/2023 postreply 20:17:14

• 好寬的話題！ -lovecat08- ♀ 給 lovecat08 發送悄悄話 lovecat08 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/22/2023 postreply 20:14:41

• 午夜深思區。。。。。。 -lovecat08- ♀ 給 lovecat08 發送悄悄話 lovecat08 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/22/2023 postreply 20:16:02

• 好個“午夜深思區”。酷得很！ -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/22/2023 postreply 20:24:17

• 謝謝貓姐。拙文短論一篇，摘取要義，聚焦在兩者關糸上。 -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/22/2023 postreply 20:20:39

• "But facts can be manipulated." True and true and true. -寒葦- ♀ 給 寒葦 發送悄悄話 寒葦 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/22/2023 postreply 20:30:11

• Democracy is critical for science in the long run. Agree. -唐宋韻- ♂ 給 唐宋韻 發送悄悄話 唐宋韻 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/22/2023 postreply 20:35:51

• Thanks for your input. Are you implying secret projects? -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/22/2023 postreply 20:38:18

• Private company, no much peer-review.... But we mostly -唐宋韻- ♂ 給 唐宋韻 發送悄悄話 唐宋韻 的博客首頁 (59 bytes) () 05/22/2023 postreply 20:42:50

• Let's face it. Bald-faced lies are a fact of life. -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/22/2023 postreply 20:36:44

• You like using puns, don't you? -寒葦- ♀ 給 寒葦 發送悄悄話 寒葦 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/22/2023 postreply 20:39:55

• Yes, whenever I get a chance. -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/22/2023 postreply 20:41:39

• Seriously, Nazi Germany was technologically advanced. -寒葦- ♀ 給 寒葦 發送悄悄話 寒葦 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/22/2023 postreply 20:45:30

• Still the U.S. beat the Nazi, big time. -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/22/2023 postreply 20:48:40

• Are you going to see the movie "Oppenheimer"? -寒葦- ♀ 給 寒葦 發送悄悄話 寒葦 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/22/2023 postreply 20:50:06

• My wife and I won't miss it. And you? -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/22/2023 postreply 20:52:21

• 我和我老公也要看它！ -lovecat08- ♀ 給 lovecat08 發送悄悄話 lovecat08 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/22/2023 postreply 20:58:32

• Good idea. I hope it won't disappoint us. -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/22/2023 postreply 21:00:49

• 你說的百元美鈔上麵那位？$100 features Ben Franklin，富蘭克林，既是搞科學的又是搞民主的 -：） -AP33912- ♂ 給 AP33912 發送悄悄話 AP33912 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/22/2023 postreply 20:51:00

• Right, but he had more confidence in science than democracy. -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/22/2023 postreply 20:56:52

• The founding fathers' democracy wasn't quite inclusive. -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/22/2023 postreply 20:59:19

• 難比得勻？ -lovecat08- ♀ 給 lovecat08 發送悄悄話 lovecat08 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/22/2023 postreply 20:59:35

• Democracy, like science, is evolving as we speak. -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/22/2023 postreply 21:04:19

• today we got a black senator running for president, it was unlik -AP33912- ♂ 給 AP33912 發送悄悄話 AP33912 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/22/2023 postreply 21:12:00

• kly in Franklin era， while $100 worth less each day. -AP33912- ♂ 給 AP33912 發送悄悄話 AP33912 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/22/2023 postreply 21:15:00

• America was reborn, thanks to the Civil War. -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/22/2023 postreply 21:26:27

• 一個關於fact 的真實故事 -唐宋韻- ♂ 給 唐宋韻 發送悄悄話 唐宋韻 的博客首頁 (886 bytes) () 05/22/2023 postreply 21:20:13

• I hope you'll post it and let open discussion begin. -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/22/2023 postreply 21:29:11

• If you believe that's important and interesting, I'd love to -唐宋韻- ♂ 給 唐宋韻 發送悄悄話 唐宋韻 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/22/2023 postreply 21:31:48

• Yes I do. Please go ahead and post it. -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/22/2023 postreply 21:48:20

• lots of fake truth -ahniu- ♂ 給 ahniu 發送悄悄話 ahniu 的博客首頁 (120 bytes) () 05/23/2023 postreply 05:12:23

• 對。歡迎發帖，交流觀點與角度。謝謝！ -renqiulan- ♂ 給 renqiulan 發送悄悄話 renqiulan 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/23/2023 postreply 06:52:37

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