I think people should be more careful about the word “science.”
Here are some meanings I see attached to it:
knowledge of nature
naturalism
“the scientific method”
institutions practicing the scientific method
rules of a particular institution
the output of institutions
I feel compelled to add that what I mean by “the scientific method” is that observation should drive belief and that we can put effort into obtaining useful observations (experiments, stamp collecting).
Also, it may be useful to distinguish between institutional rules intended to protect the institution from cheaters and rules intended to protect people from their own biases.
I think people should be more careful about the word “science.” Here are some meanings I see attached to it:
knowledge of nature
naturalism
“the scientific method”
institutions practicing the scientific method
rules of a particular institution
the output of institutions
I feel compelled to add that what I mean by “the scientific method” is that observation should drive belief and that we can put effort into obtaining useful observations (experiments, stamp collecting). Also, it may be useful to distinguish between institutional rules intended to protect the institution from cheaters and rules intended to protect people from their own biases.