"The scientific method," Thomas Henry Huxley once wrote, "is nothing
but the normal working of the human mind." That is to say, when the
mind is working; that is to say further, when it is engaged in
corrrecting its mistakes. Taking this point of view, we may conclude
that science is not physics, biology, or chemistry--is not even a
"subject"--but a moral imperative drawn from a larger narrative whose
purpose is to give perspective, balance, and humility to
learning.--Neil Postman
