Either you believe in the scientific method or you don't

[Big Blue Marble]

21. It is tricky.

We, as a culture, do "believe" that properly followed scientific method will yield
deeper and deeper truths. For the last centuries, we have seen the amazing amounts
of knowledge yielded by this approach. Thus we have come to "have faith in the
process."

Yet, we are at risk of falling into scientism, when we forget method is process.
And part of that process, is to question and test the results until we build a level
of confidence not certainty in the results of the research.

And remember that even within our lifetimes, we have seen repeated examples of
the validity of scientific research being completely overturned by new research
done with new eyes. It is a fact that the scientific method has never been
able to completely eliminate the bias of the researchers, culture, and false
assumptions.

Good scientists remain humble in the present of the most current knowledge.
When arrogance and certainty creep in (normal human emotions) it is no longer
good science or reliable knowledge.