Dipping in the Toe: Annoying Words

Ordered by oldest post to newest for your sanity.

These are Questions People Have Asked

Until I find a different gadget for this, here's a list of questions people have sent me, so far. You might get a sense of the type of things I'd like to address here.

Theory vs Law vs Fact:
How many times must a theory be found true before it becomes a law? For example, theory of relativity vs. law of gravity? - Tony C

General "What do scientists do?""
I assume scientists just sit in labs and create things. What do they create and are the creations a danger to us?

Fear of knowing:
Someone telling me my brain (or whatever else) is just a mass of chemical reactions makes me very upset. Are scientists saying we are just robots?

Biology:
I hear most biologists "clone" things? Animals and people, too???

Are humans (or anything) the "goal" of evolution?

Uncertainty in science:
Is science the final arbiter, the one thing we cannot refute? -Patrick D

When 2 scientists come to different conclusions, how do you know who's right? - Krish

Why should anyone accept what science or medicine "says" is true when it might change next week?

It seems for every scientific study you can always find another study that says exactly the opposite. - Tom M.

Re: faith
Does science bring you closer to belief in a single god or does it push you away from such a belief? -Bob M

Tricky
"My Frankenstein has no trouble eating villagers, but I can't get him to eat carrots. Is that bad?" - Greg N.

Miscellaneous
What do scientists who are focused on one experiment do while waiting for results? -Rey R

How can a scientist be sure he's drawing the right conclusions in a double-blind experiment? - Tony C

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