Is science the best antidote to ignorance about the way the world works?

Question

Is science the best antidote to ignorance about the way the world works?

Answer 1

It's the _only_ antidote, as it's the only way of gathering knowledge about the world objectively.

Answer 2

No, Scientology is! All those Thetans out to get us! Tom Cruise knows the truth. Aha..haa <cough> <gag> Sorry, choked on my own vomit there!

Answer 3

Nope... if you are ignorant of how the world works then you have already made a choice.

You can not change the belief of someone using science, all you can do is state the fact and let them work it out for themselves...

this same philosophy works with religions, not just science, you cant force someone to convert, you just have to tell them and hope they get it.

Answer 4

Well science is exactly that:how the world works so yes

Answer 5

No.

Science can only go so far. They have only gone so far. Equally, this standpoint can be very dangerous as well, when they try to recreate powerful conditions and they don't know all the steps for it to be.