05-13-2021, 02:12 AM
Hey Paul-
Trust the Science The title makes a declaration which the poem will attempt to substantiate... I guess
There are groups online
who promise the moon good line break here
indeed is made of cheese,
and infinite others
that insist biology
has gone the way of Pluto. I get that Pluto has been "demoted", yet comparing the science of biology to planetary science misses the mark here, I'm afraid. Still, I get the point.
The alchemy unfolds I interpret alchemy as being a mostly unscientific, "magical" process of tranformation. I do believe that "armchair scientists" are too willing to express opinions, yet unwilling to undertake the arduous process of providing evidence: it's the old saw that "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." It's much easier to spout, or repeat nonsense, than it is to actually do the hard work: if uncle John says that aliens kidnapped his son, then it must be true, because he'd never just leave. And the "proof" is that he doesn't even know how to drive.
in real time
and all bets are closed.
This piece is a mildly interesting observation, yet it could stand to pack more of a punch.
Thanks for the read,
Mark
Trust the Science The title makes a declaration which the poem will attempt to substantiate... I guess
There are groups online
who promise the moon good line break here
indeed is made of cheese,
and infinite others
that insist biology
has gone the way of Pluto. I get that Pluto has been "demoted", yet comparing the science of biology to planetary science misses the mark here, I'm afraid. Still, I get the point.
The alchemy unfolds I interpret alchemy as being a mostly unscientific, "magical" process of tranformation. I do believe that "armchair scientists" are too willing to express opinions, yet unwilling to undertake the arduous process of providing evidence: it's the old saw that "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." It's much easier to spout, or repeat nonsense, than it is to actually do the hard work: if uncle John says that aliens kidnapped his son, then it must be true, because he'd never just leave. And the "proof" is that he doesn't even know how to drive.
in real time
and all bets are closed.
This piece is a mildly interesting observation, yet it could stand to pack more of a punch.
Thanks for the read,
Mark