• Question: Is science behind the answer to everything?

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      Asked by anon-129382 to Megan, Mzamo, Ola, Olivia on 16 Nov 2016.
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        Olivia Ashton answered on 16 Nov 2016:


        Science is trying to find the answer to everything

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        Ola Michalec answered on 16 Nov 2016:


        Hmm usually science (or broadly research – so we also include social sciences and humanities) is trying to find a logical answer for everything.

        However, we operate on different levels, e.g. emotions, subconscious, biased judgement, therefore messages from other sources sometimes are more appropriate

        I think that art and humour are especially useful for “giving answers” , although not in a direct way.

        E.g. if you have a crush on someone, science would tell you it’d down to some hormone levels rising in your body – but that’s not satisfactory? Perhaps then if you listen to an emotive song -this would hit you harder than a science explanation 🙂

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        Megan Seymour answered on 17 Nov 2016:


        It depends a bit on your outlook.
        As a scientist I think about most things in terms of science, whereas other people I know have different viewpoints on difficult questions like ‘how did the world begin?’ and ‘can ghosts exist’?…

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