The Scientist's Creed with explanatory comments

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The Creed	Comments
	Reality and its attributes.
I believe in one reality	Reality is unique.
that is accessible,
objective,	The same to all observers.
and dynamic,	Changing.
and in no other authority.	Anti-dogmatism: Reality is the ultimate authority.
	Symmetries: Scientific Laws.
And in the existence of timeless symmetries	Symmetries Exist, i.e. reality is organised, i.e. some conceivable worlds are excluded from being possible.
which delineate reality's dynamics	Symmetries limit reality's possible changes i.e. phenomena.
thus providing the only basis	This limitation / organosis of reality is the only available means...
for exerting some control	...to influencing reality as desired, i.e. successfully anticipating the outcome...
through conscious actions,	...by acting on it (the scientist and her actions are part of reality).
including predictions.	Predictions of future changes are themselves a kind of control over reality.
	The scientist's objective.
I believe that acquiring the means	Science is primariry about acquiring the means of control (knowledge of the symmetries), as opposed to application of those means (technology) which is not a primary project for the scientist.
for controling reality
is a worthy goal
whose promotion I choose
as my personal objective.
	Rationality (or Logic)
I believe that rationality	Rationality is loosely used to mean, 'the rules used by all scientists to think, argue with and convince one another, on scientific issues'.
is the reflection	Rationality, even if not fully, explicitly & clearly known...
of one of the most generic symmetries of all.	..., exists and is objective. It is also very generic as it applies to virtually all of reality's dynamics.
	Scientific tools: Technology.
I believe that the control potential	Tools are intelligent constructions that enhance the potential for control over reality...
of intelligent beings
can be enhanced by tools,
which are constructions of their own
that exploit the symmetries	...by exploiting the symmetries.
to achieve specific goals.	E.g. a fur is a tool which keeps a person warm by exploiting the thermodynamic physical laws.
	Evidence.
I believe in evidence	Evidence exists.
which are the records	Evidence are records...
of reality's dynamics,	...of how reality changes, i.e. of phenomena.
accessible only by the senses	Evidence is empirical in nature. Technology used for scientific (as opposed to life practical) purposes.
as enhanced and rendered more objective
by tools of observation, measurement
and recording.
I believe that evidence expose the summetries	Evidence expose the symmetries by making apparent the patterns produced by them.
through their repetitive patterns
which patterns are themselves accessible	The human mind and intelligence in general, are capable of making sense of the patterns exposed by evidence, therefore approximate the symmetries that produce the patterns.
at least in part
by intelligence
including the human mind.
	Imagination & Intuition.
And in imagination and intuition	Imagination & Intuition produce hypotheses regarding scientific laws, that change how existing evidence is viewed and highlight the need for additional evidence to test them.
that contribute falsifiable hypotheses
regarding the symmetries
thus shedding new light
in existing evidence
and guiding the search for new.
	Research / Experiments.
And in the great utility	Research & Experiments are very useful evidence gathering projects, with the goal to test specific hypotheses, by analysing the relevant patterns.
of acquiring additional targeted evidence
to elucidate relevant patterns
and test the corressponding hypotheses,
or even producing it myself by	In experiments, control is exercised for the scientific process itself! The symmetries are 'forced' to show their hand by causing the relevant phenomena, under close control.
inducing closely controlled dynamics
relevant to the symmetries under examination.
	Inescapable Uncertainty.
I believe in the need for clear distinction	It's very important to distinguish between actual scientific laws and what these laws are currently considered to be, by science.
between my presumptions for the symmetries
and the actual symmetries themselves,
and in my inescapable inability	The two can never be ascertained to coincide, even when they actually do coincide.
to ascertain that the two coincide
irrespective of the available amount of evidence,
and also that subjectivity	Subjectivity is what makes scientists feel erroneously certain that, what they presume the symmetries to be, are the actual symmetries.
is the main reason
that blurs this most important distinction.
	Continuous Research via a Competitive peer review process, is indispensible.
And in the need therefore,	Because presumed symmetries are never guarranteed to coincide with the actual ones...
for continuous, diligent and free search	...there's a constant need for searching for inconcistencies between the presumed symmetries and the actual ones. This search needs to be free...
for inconsistencies between the two,
using all available ethical ways and tools
by anyone interested,	...and open to anyone.
and in any case	The results of a single individual, however well qualified, are not enough. Anyone's work has to be competitively tested by others.
by the competitive joint action
of several qualified specialists.
	Anti-dogmatism, feedback mechanism.
Finally I believe that	The Creed does not change the fact that reality is the ultimate authority. Even this text will need to be modified, together with any other view, if it proves to not lead to a worldview that actually works.
the perpetual enhancement
of the means to control
stands as my highest priority
and certainly above all current presumptions
even the ones stated
in this very text._

Please find here the same text without the comments, and here a discussion on why a Scientific Creed text is needed in the first place.

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