Do we have to think scientifically to find the truth? 18 Articles

by Cyrielle Joei

Is it essential to think from a scientific point of view to find truth? What is science and what is scientific thinking? And what is truth, can we even begin to define it? These are the questions we often attempt to answer...read more

by Stanley Roberts

In finding the truth does a person have to follow the guidelines of the scientific process? Well, the answer is no. The scientific process is set up to provide an accurate way to prove a hypothesis. Does this mean that eve...read more

by EMoore

Do you have to think scientifically to find the truth? We are not all scientists, nor do we wish to be. We do not chase after it with test tubes and measuring sticks, but if we are sufficiently endowed to recognize it, we...read more

by Bruce Griffin

Is it a mistake to believe we need to think from a scientific platform to find truth? Scientifically speaking, we rely on the sciences to give us precise answers that take us to the "next step" of solving answers, in sever...read more

by Rhonda Coyle

In Aristotle's book of Metaphysics, *he argues that there is a certain principle, that it is not just hypothesis, and it cannot be proved, since it is employed in all proofs. This principle is known as "the Principle of No...read more

by Harris Tolleson Jr

Truth is not scientific. While science can and many times does support truth not all truth can be supported by science. God while fully evident cannot be proven scientifically. God is the only real truth we as humans can f...read more

by Aldo Bonincontro

Looking for the truth, sometimes, is a desperate and tragic attempt and, in other cases, easy and full of satisfactions; it can be made with various degrees of difficulty. In this research, a rational, scientific approach...read more

by The Owl

Well, the question itself reminds me on quite a few things. - Do we have to.....? My opinon and experience is that if you "think" in categories like "you have to" when wanting to find the truth, you will fail. - thi...read more

by Darian Peters

Truth is a very slippery concept and various people would define it in wildly different ways. In the Enlightenment a notion of absolute truth was one of the key heuristics of the movement towards the modern worldview of sc...read more

by Bas Vet

Scientific thinking is a cultural feature. Western civilizations, where the religious and scientific subcultures coexist, have a strong believe in reasoning. Not only scientist use reasoning, but also the Christian religio...read more

by Kevin J. Putnam

Reason and faith combined is the way to the truth. To think scientifically, that is emperically, does not forbid the use of faith. In Galileo's letter to the Grand Duchess Christina he was attempting to point out that reas...read more

by Rex Trulove

Scientific thinking means different things to different people, but most often is thought of as empirical thought. "Truth", too, is not a solid tangible thing. Empirical methods are not suited to finding the truth, and m...read more

by Colette Georgii

GETTING TO THE TRUTH: DO WE NEED TO GO THE SCIENTIFIC WAY Getting to the truth is easy in some respects, but in others the truth may never be found. According to Christian/Judaic principles God or Jesus is the Truth....read more

by Autumn Baccellia

What is the truth? Are we searching to find the truth in our existence or are we seeking to the find the truth to life itself. I think that science contributes a lot in solving problems, figuring out complicated issues ...read more

by P.A.Orange

The world is flat- or at least it was once mathematically proven to be. Does this shake your faith in scientific thinking? It shouldn't. The process of scientific thinking isn't wrong, but it can be used incorrectly. It ...read more

by Steve Bridge

Western science has long been concerned with finding the true nature of things. For five hundred years science has held a monopoly on the revelation of truth. While religion has waned in credibility, western science has be...read more

by Reynold Conger

In order to think scientifically, one must apply the scientific method of testing all hypotheses with experiments. Because people often do not apply the scientific method to their lines of reasoning, there are often argum...read more

by Madhusoodanan.K.P.

Scientific thinking,finding facts and discovering existing truths have always been related to each other. Let us look at a few examples from the world of scientific thinking. Sir Isaac Newton observed the falling apple....read more