Essays on Skepticism

This week we attended a lecture titled “What Would Convince You?” which was an entertaining look at critical thinking and the scientific method. Different methods of coming to a personal truth were covered, such as Mysticism, Theism, Rationalism, Hermeneutics, Scepticism and Empiricism. After some thought, I’ve come to the conclusion that my way of coming…

            It is a fact that science follows a certain methodological framework as a basis for the many developments in its different sub-disciplines. From Biology to Chemistry, it can be observed that there is often, if not always, the scientific method as a guide in establishing certain findings. Without following the procedures espoused by scientific…