Did scientific method grow on a tree, or did people invent it?
It grew on a tree. Olives grow on trees too, but no-one knew you could eat them until someone discovered that soaking them in brine makes them edible.
Or less metaphorically, science was discovered, not invented. It works for reasons that have nothing to do with us.
It grew on a tree. Olives grow on trees too, but no-one knew you could eat them until someone discovered that soaking them in brine makes them edible.
Or less metaphorically, science was discovered, not invented. It works for reasons that have nothing to do with us.