This is actually one of the better takes that I’ve seen on the image. Usually the top post is something to the effect of “don’t tell me what to like!”
But the truth is considerably more nuanced. Science is slow-moving, often boring, and can be incredibly frustrating to do long-term. People get the benefit of summarized very old results complete with diagrams and images and animations and whatever have you.
You can go on YouTube and learn quite a bit about quantum physics and black holes without really needing to have a deep understanding of what’s going on. I do this as my PhD is in a completely different area from physics.
But ultimately for most people what you’re liking isn’t the science but the results once they’re cleaned up. They’re fundamentally two different things. But there is absolutely no reason you can’t be a fan of the idea of science.
Banana@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Idk at least the scientific method includes some kind of testing process that religion just doesn’t
zkfcfbzr@lemmy.world 1 day ago
My take on their comment was that they know this but consider it their ‘religion’ anyways because they don’t understand the process and so, in the absence of true understanding, take it on faith alone that the process actually works out
But the evidence is all around us even if you don’t understand the processes themselves: Science built us a moon landing, religion built us the dark ages
abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I know it is a hard comparison to make, but if you don’thave faith in the scientific method, you get idiots like… populists. And they can just call “fake news” and be done with it.
Truth is not an absolute value. The science can be clear as day, but if it is not supported by the people, it will simply be rejected. You gotta have people believe in science for it to be valuable.
Banana@sh.itjust.works 23 hours ago
I guess it depends on how much faith you have in empirical evidence, then?