Scientific Current Events

Just What is Science?
A while ago a friend of mine asked me just what science is. I don't claim to be an expert on the subject but I tried to answer my friends question as best I could and here is what I came up with. Science. Just what do we mean when we say science? It conjures up images of people in white lab coats carefully measuring colorful liquids in odd shaped flasks. A good definition of science is the use of the 'Scientific Method'. A good definition of a scientist is: One who employs the 'Scientific Method Read More...
Premonition and Prophecy
Premonition or intuitive knowing refers to an experience when future events are foreseen. The phenomenon of premonition is characterized by sensations such as nervousness, anxiety, uneasiness, and a vague feeling of disquiet or unease which suggests an impending disaster. Visual or auditory information is also commonly reported in cases of premonition. The peculiar sensation seems to occur prior to disasters, accidents, deaths and other traumatic and emotionally energized events. Premonitions ca Read More...
Philosophical, Scientific, Religious; Comte stated all Human Thought in These Categories
In the mid-1800s Auguste Comte had attempted to classify all human thought and he came up with the following categories; Philosophical, Scientific, Religious. Now many philosophical thinkers consider these categories too few and/or too simplistic in nature. There are many thoughts that could be said to be "ALL THREE" categories. Concepts or thoughts which unite the categories into one. For instance; Einstein said about God; "I would like to ask him what he was thinkin Read More...

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