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Asked by jtpro001 to David, Helen, Ian, rhysphillips, Sarah on 24 Jun 2011. This question was also asked by 07martindev.
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David Corne answered on 21 Jun 2011:
Science is all about ideas and theories that can be tested to see if they are true or not. Results of experiments are ‘evidence’ that is then used to modify the ideas and theories. Almost everything is connected with it (economics, society, politics, technology), and when things go wrong (e.g. financial meltdown) it’s often because a scientific approach wasn’t used at all, or was misused. There certainly are a few things that don’t connect with science. Religion is all about faith, and that is not based on evidence. Actually that’s probably the only thing not based on science – I can’t think of anything else. Go on, I challenge you, name anything and I’ll tell you how it is connected to science.
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Ian van der Linde answered on 21 Jun 2011:
Some people would say that religion is also a science. The science of religion is called “theology”. There are also some weird and wonderful churches, like the Church of Scientology, waiting in the wings to take your money in exchange for some made up scientific procedures to improve your personality. Unfortuntely, these are businesses that prey on people not understanding science, rather than actual science, so watch out!!
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Rhys Phillips answered on 22 Jun 2011:
Not really – I think everything we come across in life is connected to science in some way or another.
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Helen Fletcher answered on 24 Jun 2011:
The word “science” comes from the Latin word for “knowledge” so you could say that anything you do to increase your knowledge is science connected. Am not sure I believe that “everything” is science connected though!! Is watching “Britain’s Got Talent” scientific? I’m not sure it is but I’m prepared to listen to you argument for it if you want to put one forward!!
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Helen Fletcher answered on 24 Jun 2011:
No! If you ask people what the opposite of science is they might say “Art”…but then you have to ask questions like, why do i like that painting, how do they trick the eye into generating a 3D image out of a 2D picture, why do certain colours provoke certain responses emotions, how is it that the artist can persuade me that a half full glass of water on a shelf is actually a representation of an oak tree (go to tate modern in london if you have a chance!). All these are really questions of how are vision works, evolved response to certain stimuli (blue food probably not good to eat!), and the brains ability for abstract reasoning….and maybe also making stuff up! All comes down to science in the end. That does not stop it being a nice painting though.
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