LET ME DEMONSTRATE WITH A GREAT STORY I HEARD ON NPR. A MUSICIAN WANTED TO EXPERIMENT IN KILLING CANCER CELLS BY APPLYING MUSICAL NOTES OF VARIOUS PITCH TO THE CELLS. HE TRIED TO TEAM UP WITH SCIENTISTS IN SERIOUS RESEARCH LABORATORIES TO FIND OUT IF THIS COULD REALLY WORK. AFTER A GOOD AMOUNT OF PERSONAL INVESTMENT AND RESEARCH THE MUSICIAN GUY BELIEVED IT WAS GOOD ENOUGH TO AT LEAST START TRYING IT IN REAL WORLD APPLICATIONS. THE OTHER GUY WAS MORE RATIONAL AND SKEPTICAL AND BELIEVED IN THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD SO STRONGLY THAT HE REFUSED TO START APPLYING THE IDEA WITHOUT PROOF AND GETTING MORE EVIDENCE AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT. PERSONALLY I WOULD SIDE WITH FEYNMAN, IM A PURIST AND I ALSO REFUSE TO TAKE LEAPS OF FAITH ON STUPID SHIT LIKE WISHFUL THINKING.
Posted on: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 21:23:04 +0000