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  1. Aug 2022
    1. If scientists cannot achieve consilience even within specific fields, what hope is there for consilience between, say, quantum chromodynamics and queer theory?

      This perspective may go against what science is about, but personally I believe that science is meant to change over time. It is the same reason why people today will still conduct experiments on the germ theory, to still prove that it is true. At some point, people were so sure that we were the center of the Universe. I don't think it's the biggest of deals if scientist cannot agree on the same thing, much like how us humans don't have the same religious beliefs.

    2. Wouldn’t we all love to agree on a comprehensive worldview, consistent with science, that tells us how to behave individually and collectively?

      Personally I had this view about language before, wouldn't it be nice if we all spoke the same language. As I've grown, I realized that even though it may be convenient, I think that's the beautiful part about humans and society, that we coexist despite our differences. I think it would make us more of a dystopia than a utopia if we were all the same.