Posted by SLS on January 14, 2009, at 13:38:47
In reply to Re: How much do we really know to say that we know? » SLS, posted by Garnet71 on January 14, 2009, at 12:05:24
I am in agreement with you.
I think the principle of the scientific method is valid.
I think anecdotal reports are important, too. I often rely on them.
The point I was trying to make is that it sometimes takes honest self-reflection and a desire to be objective, so as to be able to tell the difference between what one knows and what one does not know. This includes neuroscientists, physicians, and patients. This is both a philosophical and practical approach which is practiced independent of the contemporary state of the art. It is a way of being. For some of us - like me - it is not an easy challenge.
It is very tempting to present personal conjecture as fact. I'm afraid I do it quite often myself. A great many of us are not comfortable without knowing and without understanding - or worse yet - that no one in the world should know or understand.
- Scott
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