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[–] 5 points 2 days ago

Science is discovery. Engineering is applications. Science literacy is not confusing the two.

Science isn't done, in a "spiritual sense" other than for the discovery. If you are pushing research forward with a specific goal in mind: Thats engineering.

If you have a question, and you have an open mind and are willing to accept the conclusions your evidence forces you to make whether you like it or not: That's science.

Sometimes science informs engineering in awesome and clever ways. But the point of science isn't engineering, which is what the vast majority of people interpret science as being.

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