Seeking Balance. . .Of Science and Philosophy. . .

       So this has been "swimming" around in my head for some time. So here is my attempt to express it in a clear and concise way. I'm starting with just Science and Philosophy and how I think they relate to each other. I will address Faith as it's own topic in another post. (I think Faith is a bigger concept encompassing these other two. . .but that's another blog. . .) So here goes my random rant about Science and Philosophy. ..  
      I think one of the many strengths of the scientific method is the awareness that bias exist and the real precautions put in place to prevent it from manipulating experimental results (too much). It's not a perfect system but it's pretty darn good. One of its many limits, on the other hand, is that it's only as good as the reliability of the "instruments" being used to observe and how quantifiable the data is from these observations. The fact is that not everything we observe is that clear cut and capable of being quantified. This is where philosophy begins to gain footing. Common scene and reason allows us to take a bunch of scientifically generated ideas, piece them together (along with sheared experiences and many other forms of revealed truth) and come up with working "theories"(or even critique preexisting ones) that impact a much larger scale (world views?) than scientific methodology can not do on it's own. The irony here is that philosophy is not as biased against bias as the scientific method is (sorry about the bad "pun") I feel it necessary to point out this distinction between scientific endeavor and philosophical query in order to make this important point. What philosophy loses in validity and practical application by allowing for more bias it gains in it's capacity to be more inclusive of many different disciplines and ideas. Science can more readily validate information but ultimately only make reference to its self. Any venture outside of this would mean a higher risk of adding bias. I say all this to say that I believe that a scientist can use philosophy but NOT while doing science. . . while on the other hand philosophers can freely use science without the risk of skewing philosophical inquiry. 
Once I get into Faith, you'll see why I feel this distinction is important. . .I promise the future post will be a bit more "reader friendly" once I get the "confusing stuff" off my chest. . .