Tuesday, March 3, 2009

MR. BACON francis BITTs

bacon bits are nasty
its only good when it comes in strips in a sandwich or a burger or for breakfast but that salad toppin crapp is juss gross


anyways



dis dudee.................................................


Francis Bacon provided the world with the scientific method. His heavy belief in experimentation and observation led to his scientific knowledge. Francis Bacon was not interested in scholasticism which had dominated the European education in universities at the time. These students of scholasticism would spend their time just pondering about works of Aristotle and making syllogistic arguments. They would not put much effort into observing the world around.
Due to this, Francis Bacon writes his book, New Organon. In the New Organon, Francis Bacon writes of the scientific method which differs from the old method of Aristotle containing logic and syllogism. He wants to change Aristotle's deductive logic to his own, inductive reasoning. He names four idols which can change the minds of scientists who will likely use Bacon's method. These idols are tendencies and defects of the mind that prevent it from developing a true understanding of nature.

yo, here are the four idolssssssssssssssssss


  • idols of the tribe are certain characteristics that everyone shares. These usually contain the tendency of our senses to deceive us about what is really there, our inclination to wishful thinking, and our hasty generalizing tendencies before a careful investigative work has been done.

  • idols of the cave are conceptions or doctrines which vary from person to person and are usually result of preconditioned system of every individual, comprising education, custom, or accidental or contingent experiences.

  • idols of the marketplace are false conceptions which arise from interactions between men, usually through language. The tendency to use language too casually and imprecisely can cause problems in inductive reasoning

  • idols of the theatre are prejudices from received or traditional philosophical systems. The theories and dogmas by which we are already familiar with can possibly lead us away from investigating for the truth.

Monday, March 2, 2009

GALILEO IS A SLOB

dissss guy despite his oh so wonderful astronimical achievements blahblahblah

and the way he figured out to look at the sun was genius...

he was completely helpless without his daughter


Maria Celeste had helped him survive throughout his older years. She had taken care of him when they were living in Florence. When Galileo got sick she was at his aid 24/7. Maria was watching out for her father's well-being and i presume was a very patient woman.

Maria had also given her father advice when he had gone to the Inquisition. She gave him insight for trial and how to keep his mouth shut and follow the church's orders.

She also became his personal editor for his publishings. She motivated his writings and corrected and edited his manuscript, cutting and preparing it in confidence. She has helped Galileo in so many ways that Galileo was able to publish the Dialogo.