The myth that science should rely on proof or certainty — or that there is some sort of “scientific method” that even flawed human beings can follow to produce guaranteed results — is a view so harmful to scientific understanding that it only gives aid and comfort to its enemies. Read more from Boston U’s Lee McIntyre at Inside Higher Education.
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