Comment on Why is science better than the alternative? (And what is that alternative, exactly?)
froghorse@lemm.ee 10 months agoOk, so we have observation.
We might footnote that observation, offer how we made that observation. I’m not sure what the official term for such would be.
And, if some of our friends are in the same business, we can compare notes. That would also be implied.
I suppose there’s authority, consensus and tradition too. Not as good as science but there is an attraction there.
Any more?
BitSound@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Those aren’t sources of knowledge. They can be a proxy for knowledge obtained through the scientific method. Crucially, you can fact-check them yourself, using the scientific method.