Methodology Bout (Round Three)

The discussions about the value of methodological training don't seem to cease.

I overheard an argument that asking important questions is more important than whether you can approach those questions with methodological rigor. I fully agree. We (qua scientists) shouldn't be afraid of asking difficult questions even when rigorous methods for answering those questions might not exist.

But we shouldn't ignore methodological rigor when we can have it. For this reason our education should offer us a thorough methodological training. We must know methodology so that we know when strict methods are useful and when they aren't. Ignoring methodological rigor must be an informed decision, not an ignorant act or laziness.