We can think that what discriminate scientific theories and quasi-religious doctrines is not truth vs non-truth, but compatibility with available evidence on the side of science, vs resistance to possible criticism given the available evidence on the side of quasi-religious doctrines (a Popperian take). In the chains of trust, there woul…
We can think that what discriminate scientific theories and quasi-religious doctrines is not truth vs non-truth, but compatibility with available evidence on the side of science, vs resistance to possible criticism given the available evidence on the side of quasi-religious doctrines (a Popperian take). In the chains of trust, there would be more leaps of faith in the quasi religious doctrines that would persists typically because people do not ask questions due to their motivation to maintain these beliefs.
We can think that what discriminate scientific theories and quasi-religious doctrines is not truth vs non-truth, but compatibility with available evidence on the side of science, vs resistance to possible criticism given the available evidence on the side of quasi-religious doctrines (a Popperian take). In the chains of trust, there would be more leaps of faith in the quasi religious doctrines that would persists typically because people do not ask questions due to their motivation to maintain these beliefs.