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Originally Posted by Ken G
What's most odd is that there's no such term already-- given how often nonscientific areas follow this path. Basically we have the scientific method, appeal to authority, or purely [/i]"exciting conceptualizations", and little else, to go on as we construct our sense of what is true. The first tends to describe its body of constructed truths as "theories", the second "canon", and the third, ??
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That does seem odd considering all the taxonomy and philosophy since the ancient Greeks.
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It would need to be something that reflects its subjective character, and our general unease with that topic may explain the lack of a good word (or we're just not thinking of it).
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Yes, that's logical. I wonder, too, if science has been a bit too tolerant since it emerged from the subjective realm itself.
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Yes, that same complaint has been lodged by "cranks" on the fringe of science. Apparently, many scientists believe that if the "scientist" hat fits, the "crank" hat cannot also.
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Yes, I believe hubris is a word I learned from reading many prior threads. [Not applied to me, of course; I'm kinda proud of my humility.
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Well, mini-me is even more appropriate! "The multiverse mini-me", that's just perfect.
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You might want to get some advertising estimates first.
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Or perhaps, maxi-me? That's the seminar title right there: "The Multiverse: Maxim or Maxi-me?" You heard it here first, folks.
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Now that I've stopped laughing. That isn't all that bad. Maxim has a respectuful texture to it. It seems to be ambiguious enough that it might sell to both sides.
Here's one: "According to Immanuel Kant, a maxim is a subjective principle or rule that the will of an individual uses in making a decision."
And for the other camp..."a statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct."
If you offer the definitions for the term(s) you would like created, I'll start a new thread. There are many gifted in language here. Perhaps something useful might develop.
Thinking further, if other scientists like yourself feel it is time for the creation of a new term, maybe a more public, large scale contest might be beneficial. The contest alone would serve as an awareness program.