What is an "engineer"

This blog is all about the view of life from an engineer's perspective. But what is an Engineer, and why should you care how one views the world?

If you search the Internet for a definition, you will likely find this: the art or science of making practical application of the knowledge of pure sciences, as physics or chemistry.... It continues to relate this to the construction of stuff like engines, bridges, buildings and such, but I chose to end the definition before that for the purpose of this blog. Yes, those that design engines and bridges are usually engineers, but not all engineers have to design stuff. The theory of engineering can apply to many different professions and lives.

The main idea behind an engineer, is that he or she will apply knowledge of the sciences in the decisions and views of life. And based on this definition, you may be an engineer too, or at least part engineer, and not even know it.

Engineering is not just a profession, it is a way of life based on the application of science and continual testing of theory due to an evolving view of science and the world we live in. In an engineers eye, nothing is set in stone, because next week some new science, or evidence may come to be known which may change a previous hypothesis or theory.

Because of this continual reviewing, I will surely change my views and decisions as time goes by, and more experiences and evidence is collected.

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