Please define the scientific method.

The scientific method involves the following steps: doing research, identifying
the problem, stating a hypothesis, conducting project experimentation, and
reaching a conclusion.

Oh, dear. Another American with a lousy high school science teacher?

Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)

What is wrong with you Iris?

You just couldn't resist playing mother to the group again?

The question was asked to Roadrunner to answer not you.

Next time, you should make much more of an effort to restrain yourself and
let people answer the questions for themselves.

What you did makes Roadrunner look even more like an immature inarticulate
fool that is unable to speak for himself.

Is that what you wanted to do?

You should apply the scientific method so that you can see the error of your
ways.


Iris Cohen wrote in message
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Please define the scientific method.

The scientific method involves the following steps: doing research,
identifying
the problem, stating a hypothesis, conducting project experimentation, and
reaching a conclusion.

Oh, dear. Another American with a lousy high school science teacher?

Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)

"Cereoid-UR12-" wrote in message
om...
What is wrong with you Iris?

You just couldn't resist playing mother to the group again?

The question was asked to Roadrunner to answer not you.

Next time, you should make much more of an effort to restrain yourself and
let people answer the questions for themselves.

What you did makes Roadrunner look even more like an immature inarticulate
fool that is unable to speak for himself.

Is that what you wanted to do?

You should apply the scientific method so that you can see the error of
your
ways.


Ha Ha! Actually I think Roadrunner crossposted his idiocy from talk.origins
where he blathers his creationist garbage constantly. I doubt that he reads
sci.bio.botany and saw Iris's post.

Speaking of botany, I was curious as to whether mycology is considered a
subcategory of botany even though the fungi and plants are separate
kingdoms. Do university biology departments divide into zoo, bot and myc or
what? Or is it taught under microbiology even if fungi can be gigantic?
Rick

What is wrong with you Iris?
You just couldn't resist playing mother to the group again? BRBR

Once a Jewish mother, always a Jewish mother. I thought anybody could answer a
question, since it was posted to the group.
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)

rjb schreef
Ha Ha! Actually I think Roadrunner crossposted his idiocy from
talk.origins where he blathers his creationist garbage constantly. I doubt
that he reads sci.bio.botany and saw Iris's post.

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Well, as far as I am concerned he is a crossposter who lives in a killfile
+ + +

Speaking of botany, I was curious as to whether mycology is considered a
subcategory of botany even though the fungi and plants are separate
kingdoms. Do university biology departments divide into zoo, bot and myc
or what? Or is it taught under microbiology even if fungi can be gigantic?

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It appears university biology departments are divided into funded and
non-funded departments. Where mycology is funded it is usually treated as a
branch of botany. As far as nomenclature is concerned fungi are dealt with
under the ICBN.
PvR

In article ,
[Iris Cohen] wrote...

Please define the scientific method.

The scientific method involves the following steps: doing research,
identifying
the problem, stating a hypothesis, conducting project experimentation, and
reaching a conclusion.

Oh, dear. Another American with a lousy high school science teacher?

No, I think he was simply expressing doubt that "Roadrunner" could
answer him correctly.

[IIRC, "Roadrunner" isn't American, and is some sort of
anti-evolutionist crank and a fan of Aileron Hubbub's Scient*logy
stuff]

Judging from his posts elsewhere [mainly talk.origins, where this
formerly crossposted thread is more appropriate], I suspect Roadrunner
might also have benefited from a better science education.

http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...sb.telia .net
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...sc.telia. net
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...sc.telia. net
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...sb.telia.n et
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...sb.telia.n et
etc.

cheers

I suspect Roadrunner might also have benefited from a better science
education. BRBR

Doubtless. The interesting thing is that my high school biology teacher and
lifelong hero, Dr. Brandwein, who drilled the scientific method and much other
wisdom into us, when we tried to peek behind the Final Curtain, said, "A
scientist must be religious." (Yes, I know he would not be allowed to say that
today. I hope the young people will get it somewhere.)
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)

In article ,
[Iris Cohen] wrote...

I suspect Roadrunner might also have benefited from a better science
education. BRBR

Doubtless. The interesting thing is that my high school biology teacher and
lifelong hero, Dr. Brandwein, who drilled the scientific method and much other
wisdom into us, when we tried to peek behind the Final Curtain, said, "A
scientist must be religious." (Yes, I know he would not be allowed to say that
today. I hope the young people will get it somewhere.)

I suppose it depends on what he meant by "religious". Perhaps he was
just saying that he believed that a good scientist really ought to
have "religious" feelings of awe and reverence for the universe that
she or he studies. Certainly many great scientists, past and present,
haven't been at all "religious" in any conventional sense.

Nevetheless, the antievolutionists are of course wrong whenever
they try to argue that there is necessarily a conflict between
accepting the findings of science and having religious beliefs.

Despite frequent creationist claims that the science has all been
some sinister atheistic conspiracy, a great many "evolutionists"
will say they are devout members of the usual religions.

cheers

I would much rather be a born again agnostic.

It is not wise to blindly follow any leader especially when they use
religion as their bait.

What religious zealots and autocratic dictators hate most is that the basic
principle behind the scientific method is to always question authority.

The problem is that in common parlance the term "authority" is usually
misused to mean some pompous fool with a Ph.D., a political leader hell bent
on starting a war, a boss misusing his position to make your job miserable
or some crazed cop trying to abuse the law for his own amusement.


mel turner wrote in message
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In article ,

[Iris Cohen] wrote...

I suspect Roadrunner might also have benefited from a better science
education. BRBR

Doubtless. The interesting thing is that my high school biology teacher
and
lifelong hero, Dr. Brandwein, who drilled the scientific method and much
other
wisdom into us, when we tried to peek behind the Final Curtain, said, "A
scientist must be religious." (Yes, I know he would not be allowed to say
that
today. I hope the young people will get it somewhere.)

I suppose it depends on what he meant by "religious". Perhaps he was
just saying that he believed that a good scientist really ought to
have "religious" feelings of awe and reverence for the universe that
she or he studies. Certainly many great scientists, past and present,
haven't been at all "religious" in any conventional sense.

Nevetheless, the antievolutionists are of course wrong whenever
they try to argue that there is necessarily a conflict between
accepting the findings of science and having religious beliefs.

Despite frequent creationist claims that the science has all been
some sinister atheistic conspiracy, a great many "evolutionists"
will say they are devout members of the usual religions.

cheers

mel turner schreef
I suppose it depends on what he meant by "religious". Perhaps he was
just saying that he believed that a good scientist really ought to
have "religious" feelings of awe and reverence for the universe that
she or he studies.

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By that light creationists are not religious. Interesting, since they don't
seem to be basing themselves on the Bible either.
PvR