The limitations of science (The limitations of science)

by xeno6696 , Sonoran Desert, Monday, September 13, 2010, 02:40 (5184 days ago) @ Balance_Maintained

I would posit that just because the reason isn't obvious or understood does not mean it doesn't exist. As an analogy, reference the Kissimme(sp?) river in Florida. Engineers knew that it twisted and turned, but could see no reason behind it. So, in their ignorance, they tried to straighten it, only to find that they had inadvertently poisoned the everglades by removing the bends in the river. Again, it goes back to what I keep saying about arrogance and a lack of understanding.-Remember, with me you're dealing with an engineer: How do we understand something without trying it? -To me, the river project you discuss is exactly the kind of thing that we can only learn by doing, there's no way, we could have figured out the importance of that river to the everglades if we hadn't f***ed it up. -A mistake is worth a hundredfold of a success.

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