Epistemological Relativism
The purpose of Science is not the establish the most accurate depiction of reality possible. Its purpose is to enable the mind to most easily assign value to various assertions. An assertion supported by scientific evidence is not more true than an assertion void of evidence, it is simply a more valuable idea to utilize when making decisions.
The factual universe is outside the realm of the subjective experience. The subjective experience is capable only of behaving in whichever way it can find to be most advantageous. Science enables the organism to discover the most statistically advantageous model to base decisions upon, not the most accurate depiction of reality in general.
A friend of mine disagrees with me in this particular regard. He believes that the most accurate assertion of reality is not necessarily the most functional. He cites organized religion to argue that irrational ideas are often more capable of functioning and propagating than rational ideas. Benefit is therefore not related to Truth. I disagree, I believe the only means we have to find the most accurate depiction of reality is to observe the most successful behavior. Or rather that it is impossible for the subjective mind to ascertain something which is more true than something else, and therefore the goal of the organism is to find success, not truth. Discovering the most accurate depiction of reality possible is only beneficial so far as it serves the function of the observer. The Scientific Method increases an organisms chances of success by providing a more stable foundation to influence their behavior than Dogmatic Tradition. Ideas such as belief, right, wrong, true and false are antiquated in my mindset. I am interested in the practices the organism utilizes in order to prosper.
For example we know ethics is typically considered relative unless it is conflated with piety. I consider ethics to be an intuitive development of Game Theory, and research on Game Theory shows that the most advantageous behavior includes compassion, fairness and other ethical ideals. In other words ethics are the tactics which are most advantageous when considering the complexity of life and the length of time it takes for certain processes to reach fruition. Ethics are the tactics for those wishing to with-hold instant gratification and seek out success on a larger scale than their own personal gain, or more precisely in search of a sustainable and more advantageous gain than what is delivered through opportunism, such as a more stable and prosperous society.