Social Sciences, Natural Sciences and Alternative Views

Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Alternative Views

Often people say that they “do their own research”. There are authority claims made by Matauranga Māori, old and new religions, and alternative medicine.

Social sciences emphasise the larger context, say of history, language, culture and psychology. They then examine its parts. Natural sciences focus on the small – such as chemistry - and build up a bigger picture from that starting point.

Quantum and theoretical physics have numerous explanation options such as String, M, Copenhagen, Many-Worlds, Pilot Wave, Bohmian, Decoherent, GRW and more.

Like standing before your wardrobe on a bad hair day, how’s a girl to choose?

According to AI, "Science is a systematic and organized approach to building and understanding knowledge about the natural world through observation and experimentation. It involves developing testable hypotheses and predictions, and it's characterized by the use of empirical evidence and the scientific method."

Let’s discuss what we tend to trust, utilise and depend on for fact finding and behavioural choices.

As an example, if you have a health problem, consider which avenue you consider first. Perhaps you head for a GP, blood tests, scans, physio, acupuncturist, psychotherapist, priest, diet, exercise, or supplements. Is your pattern to first seek advice from your friends, Google, or a highly trained expert?

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RSVPs and cancellations will be accepted up until 6 hours before the start of the meetup so that people who feel unwell on the day have time to change their RSVP and allow someone else to attend.

Being registered to attend and not attending OR cancelling your attendance after 12:30pm on Tuesday will be considered a 'No Show'.