Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for June 01, 2009
Transcript:
Lucy: What do you want to be when you grow up Danae? Danae: A pre-conceptual scientist. Lucy: Uh...what's that? Danae: It's the new science of reaching a conclusion before doing research, then simply dismissing anything contrary to your preconceived notions. Lucy: That's got to be the dumbest thing I've ever heard. Danae: Dismissed...
Sharon1942 over 15 years ago
Now we know what Al Gore is!
pouncingtiger over 15 years ago
The female perrogative
Leonardeuler over 15 years ago
That sounds like an obscure sort of phylosophy.
johnparadox over 15 years ago
I thought that was called ‘Intelligent Design”
Lunatic over 15 years ago
Hmm, exact same job description as “theist”.
Akenta over 15 years ago
It will let her apply her math skills.
rlgrant over 15 years ago
johnparadox, it will be too late, but I will still wave to you from across the abyss.
Bittermelon of Truth over 15 years ago
Lucy should know better than to ask open-ended questions like that…. (plus I love her oh-no-here-we-go-again face in the 3rd panel!)
prasrinivara over 15 years ago
Eh, I thought Al Gore had a monopoly on that.
wicky over 15 years ago
Al Gore is the foremost authority .
txjak over 15 years ago
Hey, this isn’t a new science, it’s what creation scientists have been doing all along.
fotodik Premium Member over 15 years ago
The only thing missing to Danea’s notion is that when events prove you wrong, you have no accountability ! Yeah, that’s Al Gore alright
Wildmustang1262 over 15 years ago
Whenever Danae grows up to be a pre-conceptual scientist, she should be competed with others for being a success.
Dutchboy1 over 15 years ago
Isn’t this a repeat from several months ago? I remember because I made a comment about evolution being just like that and all the evolutionists went bananas and lost their minds. And plus4, you’re absolutely right. There is a definite bias in the science community. They are willing to consider any possibility, no matter how goofy, as long as it has nothing to do with GOD. I even heard one ‘researcher’ say that the intelligent way that life works (a point that he didn’t dispute) is because it’s possible that ALIENS from another world put life on Earth, but he ABSOLUTELY REFUSED to even consider the possibility that GOD did this. Granted, religion in general had done a pretty poor job of presenting who GOD is, but if a scientist refuses to even consider any possibility, whatever it may be, because he or she doesn’t like it, it invalidates all his or her work from that point on: as in “what OTHER possibilities is he not willing to even consider because he doesn’t like them, that is going to bias his research?”
lazygrazer over 15 years ago
I like the way Danae assigns brand new, socially acceptable names to very old and unworkable bad habits.
And I love the way she nailed BOTH science and religion with this one, haha.
kirbey over 15 years ago
gee… I read comics in the morning to start my day off with a smile not…..
Dutchboy1 over 15 years ago
Absolutely right, grazer.
MurphyHerself over 15 years ago
There’s crackpots everywhere.
bmonk over 15 years ago
Yes, as has been pointed out, for example in string theory, untestable hypotheses are not good science. Hypotheses that, even when tested and fail, and, like Danae does, continue to be accepted by denying the evidence, are not good science. It is always a danger: even the best professional scientists can cling to a familiar or beloved theory after it has been shown wrong. (Albert Einstein never did accept Quantum Mechanics), but that puts them out of the mainstream of developing science. So, in general, science (complete with testable predictions) is self-correcting, which is its great strength.
Attroc over 15 years ago
I to simply enjoy the comic for its witty humor!
johnnydoc5 over 15 years ago
Danae will make an excellent politician someday. Either side, it doesn’t matter.
txjak over 15 years ago
Yeah, plus4, AiG is really unbiased. Riiight.
Wiley creator over 15 years ago
This strip, as well as the rest of this week, appeared 4 years ago.
treered over 15 years ago
this is from 4 yrs ago? TIMELESS!
Dutchboy1 over 15 years ago
Hey Wiley! I love your strip and your view on things. :) Four years ago, huh? I thought it was sooner than that. And Danae hasn’t changed a bit! :D
GNWachs over 15 years ago
We in medicine like to think we practice deductive reasoning. What she seems to be describing is inductive reasoning and that is how law is practiced. How else would a defense attorney get his guilty client off?
Nelly55 over 15 years ago
thanks for the laugh re-run Wiley. As for all the drivel from the comments section……….get a funny bone and get a life
DonVanni over 15 years ago
Sounds like religion to me.
peterkeenan over 15 years ago
Scientists should not concern themselves with the ‘why’, and creationists should not concern themselves with the ‘how’.
That’s where all the trouble springs from … though it does make for great blogs!
strodgers over 15 years ago
“Leonardeuler said, about 17 hours ago
That sounds like an obscure sort of phylosophy.”
Actually, it’s philosophy -I and no Y-
2nd, It would be probably along the lines of metaphysics.
the study of ideas that can’t yet be explained by science.
Imagine “The Matrix” (what is reality)
and no, Danae didn’t act like a Metaphysician, just herself.
Redshoescow over 15 years ago
Danae is my fave…. 29 + 5 = that’s not my problem
Nightowl57 over 15 years ago
The concept of evolution does not in any way interfere with my religion. I can believe in the repeatable science and at the same time have faith in my religion. To take it one step further, could we just be the contents of a drop of water in the petri dish of some kid in a science class in another world? How would the creation scientist treat that theory? In MHO evolution is the result of the survival of the fittest and strongest. It is sometimes the result of the less tasty or the quickest. Also in MHO, those who cannot believe in both evolution and their religion are sort of narrow minded. Non-sequitur has hit the nail firmly on the head with a big hammer.
lindz.coop Premium Member over 15 years ago
I’m with nightowl57 – religion and science are 2 different entities and do not have to clash – I’m an anthropologist and I teach evolution but it does not have any impact on my religious beliefs.
lindz.coop Premium Member over 15 years ago
I’m with nightowl57 – religion and science do not have to clash. I’m an anthropologist and I teach evolution but it has no impact on my religious beliefs. I also agree with all the folks who said in effect – this is a comic, it’s supposed to be funny, get a life and stop turning it into a religious & political war.