Thread: Problem of Induction

The goal of science is the empirical knowledge of all phenomena, in other wards, deterministic certainty and absolute truth.

Everything we know could be wrong (Heard this before, I know), but it makes sense to form some fundamental laws rather than disregard everything.

Originally Posted by Dreams4free

The goal of science is the empirical knowledge of all phenomena, in other wards, deterministic certainty and absolute truth.

Everything we know could be wrong (Heard this before, I know), but it makes sense to form some fundamental laws rather than disregard everything.

This is the goal, but it has only been a fantasy that behaves like the speed of light, we accelerate toward it but never actually get there. Disregarding the beautiful and useful creations that come out of this would make no sense, but they are subject to evolution or more "acceleration" toward this fantasy and couldn't reasonably be called absolutely fundamental. Maybe one day we will reach the fantasy if all mystery disappears in the light of our knowledge and laws, but that's definitely not the case as of now.

Originally Posted by Wayfaerer

This is the goal, but it has only been a fantasy that behaves like the speed of light, we accelerate toward it but never actually get there. Disregarding the beautiful and useful creations that come out of this would make no sense, but they are subject to evolution or more "acceleration" toward this fantasy and couldn't reasonably be called absolutely fundamental. Maybe one day we will reach the fantasy if all mystery disappears in the light of our knowledge and laws, but that's definitely not the case as of now.

Sounds more like the fantasy of a limit function, lol.