Extremely fun, entertaining and thought provoking read. Here is an example of the "thought provoking" aspects for me.
The proposed approach will not work for me personally and I think for most scientists in our current society.
When something has "cult characteristics" (robes, oxen etc.) I immediately dismiss it as "not worth it". The reason, I think, is that we learned that "cults" usually lack substance or require one to accept everything as axioms.
On the other hand, in the hypothetical society described the "scientific cults" will obviously be taken, very... (read more)
Extremely fun, entertaining and thought provoking read. Here is an example of the "thought provoking" aspects for me.
The proposed approach will not work for me personally and I think for most scientists in our current society.
When something has "cult characteristics" (robes, oxen etc.) I immediately dismiss it as "not worth it". The reason, I think, is that we learned that "cults" usually lack substance or require one to accept everything as axioms.
On the other hand, in the hypothetical society described the "scientific cults" will obviously be taken, very... (read more)