Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== Belief in Science scale ====== ([[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3807800/|Farias, Newheiser, Kahane, & de Toledo, 2013, JESP]]) ===== The scale ===== <blockquote> - Science provides us with a better understanding of the universe than does religion. - “In a demon-haunted world, science is a candle in the dark.” (Carl Sagan) - We can only rationally believe in what is scientifically provable. - Science tells us everything there is to know about what reality consists of. - All the tasks human beings face are soluble by science. - The scientific method is the only reliable path to knowledge. - The only real kind of knowledge we can have is scientific knowledge. - Science is the most valuable part of human culture. - Science is the most efficient means of attaining truth. - Scientists and science should be given more respect in modern society. </blockquote> belief_in_science_scale.txt Last modified: 2015/01/06 14:24by filination