I like that.  But by that definition, very little is done with science.
Most things are pursued on faith/belief before all is "known."  I wonder
what things we hold as scientific truths today that'll be thrown out a few
years from now. 

I had an EE instructor that defined Engineering as really just a philosophy
to manage ignorance.  Science might fit that definition. 

-Dal

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From: James Newton 


My personal favorite statement on science is phrased as a statement on
reality:

Reality: That which remains after one stops believing in it.

If you think about that for a while, it really has a deep meaning. Science
is, in my mind, the pursuit of reality. And reality is that which is NOT
dependant on my beliefs.
 

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