Dragon-sided D
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Software Engineer by trade, scientist at heart, homeschooler of STEM. As a kid I learned assembly language so I could make my TRS-80 Space Invaders […] [bridged from sciencemastodon.com/@dragonsidedd on the fediverse by fed.brid.gy ]
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The Glass Bead Game (German: Das Glasperlenspiel, pronounced [das ˈɡlaːspɛʁlənˌʃpiːl] ) is the last full-length novel by the German author Hermann Hesse. It was begun in 1931 in Switzerland, where it was published in 1943 after being rejected for publication in Germany due to Hesse's anti-Fascist views.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ydlk4ycmfymi7jjkhly4govw/bafkreiann4ncm4o2tkftytds4ixbqlntow3xu5mauwlvknucttxgxihhne)
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I assert that the Legislature is in no way structured or intended to be an institution for determining objective truth. It is simply the wrong tool for the job.
Determining what is objectively true, especially in the face of apparently contradictory or counterintuitive evidence, is exclusively the purview of science and the scientific method -- on which all the blessings of our modern technological society are based.
Our State has many colleges and universities that are staffed with experts in every field of relevance [...] People with anomalous evidence should reach out to these institutions, not their Representatives.
Legislators are not typically experts in scientific fields. The legislative process of deliberation and finding of common ground has no place in science. In a scientific setting, widely and strongly held beliefs are eliminated on a regular basis -- by reproducible experiments that are peer reviewed by domain experts (who themselves are sometimes surprised to find their cherished ideas contradicted by Nature)
We all agree that we have a right to our own opinions, beliefs, and unique points of view. Our Legislature reflects and respects this.
However, there is by definition only *one* reality, which continues whether or not we believe it.
Forcing Nature to give up her secrets is elusive, and requires fastidious academic discipline. That particular discipline is antithetical to the legislative process.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ydlk4ycmfymi7jjkhly4govw/bafkreigeprajxtqwrklh42cxgyhsiaa2toh3vvyva4ihibh5lj3deagib4)
