I’d say that doing what actually works regardless of how surprising or weird it seems is, in one word, scientific. I evaluate the results of scientific experiments all the time and you’ve just got to let go of your expectations and follow the data. Data says the opposite of what you thought? Change the way you think. Didn’t get the result you wanted? There a reason why that you’re missing. But follow the data, always. Otherwise what’s the point: just create a theocracy based on what you feel is right and watch it devolve around you. But hey, at least you’ll still be “right!”
What works versus what seems right.
Classic liberal vs conservative conundrum.
I’d say that doing what actually works regardless of how surprising or weird it seems is, in one word, scientific. I evaluate the results of scientific experiments all the time and you’ve just got to let go of your expectations and follow the data. Data says the opposite of what you thought? Change the way you think. Didn’t get the result you wanted? There a reason why that you’re missing. But follow the data, always. Otherwise what’s the point: just create a theocracy based on what you feel is right and watch it devolve around you. But hey, at least you’ll still be “right!”