Comment on Always guard against living in the world of fantasy rather than undeniable facts
Belgdore@lemm.ee 2 months agoBut the data will be the same regardless of who is conducting the experiment. Changing the population that you conduct the experiment on is changing variables. Interpretation of the data may change depending on whether the experimenter is athiest or Christian.
Genius@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
The point of science isn’t to produce data. It’s to produce conclusions. The conclusions will be different.
Belgdore@lemm.ee 2 months ago
No the point of science is to test theories. Data can confirm or de confirm a theory. So, part of science is data collection. In fact, the data colllection is the most important part, otherwise it’s just theory and philosophizing.
Genius@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
Data is nothing without context.