This document discusses different ways of thinking about the present and future. It questions whether science can answer all questions or provide the only perspective for rethinking the future. The document argues that while science is useful in its domain, it does not describe what the world is and cannot answer every question. It suggests exploring ideas from history, science fiction, and different thinkers to consider new perspectives beyond today's dominant way of thinking shaped by science and technology.
15. Scientific knowledge does not make the world of our living more understandable; it only enables us to manipulate it better. So, is science and technology all we need in order to rethink our future? Hence, I want to start with the claim:
21. No! We want to show the opposite . Scientific method is rigorous in its own domain, and without this scientific spirit we would not have so many of the useful things we have. However, in saying this, we want to clarify what scientific method is. We will distinguish between spurious pop-scientific claims and ‘science’ as well as showing you that science does not have an answer to everything .
22. consider: In order to show you that we can think critically about the present and attempt to start thinking differently,
28. Ways of Thinking The most important advice we can give you is: we cannot change our thinking about the ground; we can only critically try to understand it
33. … of numbers, tables, charts and statistics… “ And the grown-up would be greatly pleased to have met such a sensible man” (Saint-Exupéry, 1945, p. 7).
