I will say that I have a feeling you have already made up your mind @gavvet and I'm not quite sure what you are seeking here. Let me explain why.
I did answer your question with two blog posts which you even cite at the beginning of this post. Yet you did not vote on them, comment on them, or give any response. In fact that seems to be the case with my replies to you. So do you consider a person of science as being someone that replies to only those that already agree with them? I am starting to think that may be the case. I make this from observing which posts you respond to and like I said not responding when I take the time to give you detailed blog posts on the scientific method.
In fact you continue talking as though I didn't say anything.
This does protect you from having to answer difficult questions. Yet to anyone that sees and realize this is what you are doing it essentially nullifies the legitimacy of the purpose stated in this blog.
You make statements about science that may sound good. "Science is about how... religion is about why" Which is completely false, in both the case of science and religion. It does have a nice powerful ring to it, yet that doesn't make it true. They both seek how, why, when, and if possible where.
If this is your approach then that makes your blog nothing more than dogma and seeking reinforcement. This is not how science works, and if you don't understand that then you likely are not a person in a position to discuss the topic you are.
So, I will give you the benefit of the doubt and give you the chance to refute these statements.
HERE ARE MY TWO BLOG POSTS:
First - In that one I hadn't even delved into science. I spoke about Christ and the Sermon on the Mount and such. I did a good enough job of being civil about the topic that one person even commented that he couldn't read it because I was writing about religion. He had no clue I was an atheist / deist. He simply read part and thought I was a Christian or derivation of that as well. YOU DID NOT RESPOND.
Second where I do answer your question and thoroughly go over the scientific method. I answer your question. YOU DID NOT RESPOND.
Yet here you are continuing the same discussion, and talking about science. It doesn't work that way. Religion may work that way, but I seriously doubt you truly practice science if this is your approach.
That is okay though... there are a lot of people that throw the word SCIENCE now like it is a religion these days like they are experts. Yet when it comes to science itself, they completely fail at the most basic requirements. The scientific method. That is literally all you need to know and follow to be a scientist. It's simple. Finding the answers with it is not simple, but the method itself is.
It's a pity we live in such disparate time zones, for me it's 4 am right now... I generally managed to see responses only after the fact and voting is closed... there is a lot to respond too and my head is too fuzzy to do anything justice right now. Will definitely give airtime to your responses in any suitable future pieces
That is completely acceptable to me. Thank you for responding here. I am fine if you don't respond for days even, those other blogs are two weeks old. I DO understand time zones though.
Thank you for responding.