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Quote by: Simonius  Technosoul, for me you are just approaching the subject from a strange angle thats all. It seems like you have put a lot of thought into it, and it might make a lot of sense but it is pure philosophy and not science. |
It is true that we should not mask a philosophy with science. Or try to subsitute one for the other. A philosophy is simply an explaination about life the the orgins of the universe and therefore also an explaination about scientific data, and likewise upgraded as more evidence is collected for our useage.
A theory is both a collection of data as well as being a explaination about that data for the purposes of improving our understanding and for the purpose of constructing a concept. Evidence plus logic and interpretation, plus imaginaton = theory. (along with the standard peer review and publication, and being able to survive any following debate such that it can establish it's self as a popular opinion).
I do not expect my idea to do all that in this life time. But as a limited and humble visionary I give it my best shot.
However a decent philosophy about life and exsistance and related activities of same should be introduced in a science class, under the supervision of a science teacher, so that it does not wander off into some sort of radical religious idea or philosophy that would be self-distructive as were so many of the other ones being advocated to some degree.
To teach that science and philosophy must encourage thinking, thinking for your self, by providing a diversity of concepts for such concept construction agendas. To overcome the idea that we must agree to just a "one and only" potentially correct concept which would damage or flexabilty to concider new avenues of data processing. In other words, to build on fomer knowledge and fomer ideas to create better ideas and a wider range of knowledge for the consumers to munch on, a bigger field for the cows to roam around in.
To teach about the art of creating concepts for educational purposes. The horse before the wagon is about an encouragement to motivate kids to come up with new ideas that can be added to what we already have.
Concept creationalism should be the leading factor and not the wagon it is pulling around behind it. Because no horse should pull a wagon that is going to fall apart at every bump in the road.
Better wagons to empower horse sense. A good wagon needs good wheels. My concept is about "wheels" which have circular motions and the shape of the "O". (with a center of relative stillness). re-inventing the wheel is useful for the horse where as carrots and whips are only motivations to pull old wagons that are in need of construction repairs.
Idea evolution as apposed to just physical evolution as a result of adapting to a newer and larger environment of knowledge that contains diversity and a unity of that diversity.
Question authority, think for your self, and dare to be aware. Science 101. (with that "o" in the middle of 101. Natch.)