A memory that works backwards Part 5 - Why scientific method?
So in the last post, we discussed what scientific method is - a simple way of thinking that forces you to organise your actions - observe, make an assumption, investigate that assumption, and then conclude if you were right or wrong.
That all seems logical.
But why go through this long process for every little thing?
The time has now come, all over the globe, for people of all types, to make advanced knowledge their own.
There is no longer any restriction.
It does not matter anymore if you are a female in a society where girls are discouraged from education.
It does not matter anymore if you are from a poor background with no access to high class education.
It does not matter anymore if you are a different race or sexual orientation to what the mainstream wherever you are finds acceptable.
All you need is the fire to learn.
If you have the fire, it is all there, right there in your palm. And the world is yours for the taking.
So in this day and age, there really is no excuse for not achieving your full potential.
Scientific method allows you to achieve that.
Scientific method does not care who you are, what your religion is, or what you look like.
Scientific method only cares that you apply it correctly. That is all.
And that is the beauty of the scientific method.
Anybody can use it. Anybody can apply it. Anybody can make an invention, or a discovery.
If you have the ability or the skill, scientific method will get you credit for it, no matter who, what or where you are.
The age has come when anybody can go down in history irrespective of status. All you need is the desire to learn, find your area of interest, and start learning. Life is long, you have time, you will make it.
Thats why scientific method is so vital.
It is an objective way of thinking.
Today everything can be learnt.
So here is how to start.
I am going to take you on a journey. A journey into the past. But we are going to be scientific about it. We will take nothing for granted. We will question everything. And we will learn as we go along. I may not have answers to everything, but I will try. Because we are in it together, you can help. The things that I cant find or explain well, you can help me out on those topics. Remember, the common goal is to push the boundaries of knowledge, together.
On the journey, you may find something that holds your attention. Read about it. Dig in as deep as you can go. You may find that you have a knack for something, and you may have the potential to be a natural expert.
So next time, we have to go back to the beginning.
If I asked you, how far can you reliably go back in history - what would you say?
I started digging deep on this.
I went as far back as the beginning of the Earth. They said it formed 4 billion years ago.
I had to immediately stop and think.
Why 4 billion, why not 5 or 3?
How do we know 4? That seems like a very specific number to get at.
As I had said, we will not take anything for granted.
So in the next post, I will answer these questions in a scientific way. And eventually get to you and me, and learn something on the way.
Buckle up!