“As the sciences which we now have do not help us in finding out new works, so neither does the logic which we now have help us in finding out new sciences.”
This quote from Francis Bacon relating to The New Scientific Method really made me think about how important it is for us to be continually trying to see things in new ways and to increase our understanding. As college students I think that we are especially prone to just looking at everything the way that we have been and are taught to look at it. What if we approached each class with an excitement to learn, but also a willingness to question what we are being taught? Throughout history we see that it takes someone who is willing to fight against the way that things are regularly thought to be in order to make progress and growth. One example of this would be Martin Luther with the Protestant Reformation. Luther was willing to challenge what was being accepted by others and to look at religion in a new way. Think about the impact of his actions.
The ability to question is one of the most valuable things that I have learned from a science based major. It is scary at times the amount of confidence that we place in "trusted" sources and how much they can influence our opinions without us realizing it.
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