Comment on Always guard against living in the world of fantasy rather than undeniable facts
Belgdore@lemm.ee 4 weeks agoBut the data will be the same regardless of who is conducting the experiment. Changing the population that you conduct the experiment on is changing variables. Interpretation of the data may change depending on whether the experimenter is athiest or Christian.
Genius@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
The point of science isn’t to produce data. It’s to produce conclusions. The conclusions will be different.
Belgdore@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
No the point of science is to test theories. Data can confirm or de confirm a theory. So, part of science is data collection. In fact, the data colllection is the most important part, otherwise it’s just theory and philosophizing.
Genius@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Data is nothing without context.