Comment on What are the strengths of the scientific method? What are its weaknesses?
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 8 months agoSo then the failure of the scientific method is that people aren’t following it. That’s not so much a problem with the method.
ryathal@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
If a method can’t practically be followed it’s a sign of a bad method, or at least one that needs modification.
emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
It’s not that it can’t practically be followed, it is just that everyone running after H-index or whatever the hot thing is now has resulted in a drop in quality.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 8 months ago
It can easily be followed. Just not within capitalism.