[MD] Debate on Science_ReligionToday

[ian glendinning]

Hi Khaled,
I like your thinking ...
If I could join two of your points together ...

>
> Objective thinking is not in vogue anymore.
> .... and ...
> A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
>

I think people believe in objective thinking (based on dangerously
little knowledge), but their actions are not as objective as they
think. (This thought / action dilemma I keep mentioning.)

Something needs redefining here, whether its objectivism or knowledge,
but we easily get into word-games as you say. I just say MoQ for
short.

One inescapable fact for me is that progress needs to recognise the
layering of knowledge, and accept some sort of "intellectual elitism",
subject to pragmatic / democratic checks and balances naturally.
Without it any argument (in words) can appear as good as any other,
and incredibly bad decisions get made and justified.

Ian