http://aaron.maenpaa.ca/blog/tags/epistemology/The most recent ranting and ravings of a madman.Sun, 22 May 2016 05:32:35 GMTPyRSS2Gen-1.0.0http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://aaron.maenpaa.ca/blog/entries/2014/10/27/science/<blockquote> <p>The real purpose of the scientific method is to make sure Nature hasn't mislead you into thinking you know something you don't actually know.</p> <p class="attribution">—Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance</p> </blockquote> <p>I occasionally read books about science, pseudo-science, and just generally sorting out what is actually true from what you think is true<a class="footnote-reference" href="#id2" id="id1">1</a>... and while those books do a good job of laying out the problem, this formulation really resonated with me... though Nature isn't generally the one doing the tricking.</p> <table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="id2" rules="none"> <colgroup><col class="label"/><col/></colgroup> <tbody valign="top"> <tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id1">[1]</a></td><td><a class="reference external" href="http://www.badscience.net/">Bad Science</a> and <a class="reference external" href="http://flawofaverages.com/">The Flaw of Averages</a> being two of the most recent.</td></tr> </tbody> </table> http://aaron.maenpaa.ca/blog/entries/2014/10/27/science/Mon, 27 Oct 2014 18:31:22 GMT