Science Vs. Non-Scientific Ways

In society, there are many ways of learning, understanding, and knowing the world that range from scientific ways to non-scientific ways. There are many types of scientific ways of learning that include but is not limited to psychology, sociology, and political science to name a few. But learning if not limited to scientific ways, learning can also be accomplished through non-scientific ways such as learning from personal experience, learning from parents or through tradition, and even using religion to learn, understand, and know the world. The non-scientific ways of knowing the world differ from the scientific ways. In science you maybe following an order/system to find the answer to your question, whereas in non-scientific ways, you would …show more content…
Religion is similar to learning from your parents because it is likely that a child will keep the same religious following that their parents had. But it is different in the sense that some people follow religion closely. The dos and don’ts are important to them and they use their religious books (The Quran, The Torah, or The Bible) to base their understanding and knowing of the world. Many religions will say God created the heavens and earth in seven days. Scientists will differ with this idea as they would go back to the big bang. So religion is different and does help shape the understanding of the world differently than the …show more content…
I had a friend in high school who usually dressed uniquely to school. He would wear suits and dress up clothes to school some days of the week. When he would do this he would get weird looks from our peers in school. They would look at him like he was an alien from another planet, and would question why he would dress like that. The reason he dressed like that was because that is how he imagines himself in the future, working a good job, making a good salary, being able to dress nicely and look professional. He said it motivated and made him unique compared to everyone else who usually wore clothes along the same lines consisting of shorts, jeans, sweats, shirts, and sweaters. Growing up, I always thought that being unique and different was good and gave you a self-identity that shaped who you are but realized that those that are different and unique are considered weird and abnormal. I respected him for being proud of himself and not let the voices of those around him change his