BBRUN
05-12-2008, 04:49 PM
Pseudoscience is defined as a body of knowledge, methodology, belief, or practice that is claimed to be scientific or made to appear scientific, but does not adhere to the scientific method. I suppose being labeled pseudoscience is anathema to a scientist, but the American people don’t seem to pay much mind. For example, despite scientific evidence to the contrary, 48% of the U.S. population believes in ghosts, according to a CBS News poll.
Spiritual beliefs cannot be proven by scientific method. Nevertheless, 85% of Americans believe in heaven, 82% believe in miracles, and 92% believe in God, according to a Fox News poll. The 92% figure suggests that while we live by the scientific method to ensure progress, we are not willing to die by it.
Is the U.S. a nation of fools, or do we intuitively sense that there is something behind the curtain, even if we don’t know what it is or can’t prove it with the scientific method (yet)? Perhaps unexplained phenomenon is just that: Unexplained.
Spiritual beliefs cannot be proven by scientific method. Nevertheless, 85% of Americans believe in heaven, 82% believe in miracles, and 92% believe in God, according to a Fox News poll. The 92% figure suggests that while we live by the scientific method to ensure progress, we are not willing to die by it.
Is the U.S. a nation of fools, or do we intuitively sense that there is something behind the curtain, even if we don’t know what it is or can’t prove it with the scientific method (yet)? Perhaps unexplained phenomenon is just that: Unexplained.