"Science puts emotions and biases in their place, it doesn't deny their existence! They are to be understood and overcome."
Science, then, has nothing to do with emotion? One and the other are unrelated? Are you quite sure?
And, science has to OVERCOME emotion? Are you sure that is the way the universe of human thought and belief is supposed to be ordered and taught to little kids?
Or, perhaps, do you live two lives: the 'public' life where you appear calm rational, reasonable, and have a voice that sounds alot like an NPR commentator, and a 'nonpublic' life, where you act on your feelings, not your rationalisms. It's been my experience, a limited sample set i'll grant, that scientists in general lead two lives - the public stage of flawless presentation, and then what they do when no one is watching.
Sort of alot like the corporate types I've met, and yes, lots and lots of church going christians too ... especially them.
Isn't that's what Clinton's supporters were trying to get me to believe; that his personal life should be ignored for it had no bearing whatsoever on his ability to be president.
I'm just trying to follow your logic here ....
No. They are not unrelated. Science puts emotion in its place. Science strives to understand human emotions, both in scientists (while they conduct the business of science, especially to look for bias) and in everyone else, doing everyday activities. Scientists can study emotion just as emotional people can pass judgement on science. But that doesn't mean that emotions are valid like scientific research.
And, science has to OVERCOME emotion?
Scientists have to overcome the biases associated with their own emotions. I don't mean that science has to destroy emotion in the broader world. Scientists cannot think clearly if their minds are clouded by emotions, they must realize that.
Or, perhaps, do you live two lives: the 'public' life where you appear calm rational, reasonable, and have a voice that sounds alot like an NPR commentator, and a 'nonpublic' life, where you act on your feelings, not your rationalisms.
I'd like to think I always act rationally, even if emotions affect my behavior. Like I said, science isn't about destroying emotion or sterilizing the world, but to have a real understanding of your surroundings you have to be aware of any potential mental turmoil in your own head that would affect your ability to be logical.
I'm not trying to claim that scientists are better people... just better thinkers.