[betty boop]

Science does not hold direct observation in high regard, unless done by instruments or in carefully controlled double-blind experiments.

Good grief, js1138, how tendentious can you get???!!! With or without instruments precisely calibrated for our purposes or otherwise, observation is necessarily still observation. It's nice to have nifty, high-tech instruments that allow us to extend our "vision." At the end of the day, I think probably mathematics helps us do the same thing.

But the point is, in the final analysis, it all boils down to this: HUMAN OBSERVATION. No more, no less.

FWIW. Thank you so much for writing, js....

[js1138]

But the point is, in the final analysis, it all boils down to this: HUMAN OBSERVATION. No more, no less.

What makes science different is the iterative process of observation, analysis, speculation and testing. Observation by itself is never enough.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you so much for the engaging post!

But the point is, in the final analysis, it all boils down to this: HUMAN OBSERVATION. No more, no less.

Indeed. I can think of no exceptions.