thread: 2005-06-06 : Happenings
On 2005-06-06, anon. wrote:
Metallian: You said, "a) In a scientific/secular view, statements of fact (whether "laws" or "theories" or otherwise) are subject to disproof."
This is true sometimes, with some schools of rationalist philosophy and when talking about actual science with people who have a scientific view—that is they judge things on proof and disproof. However, most people, IME, do not do this. They take on a suite of related philosophies, axioms, and hypothoses and act on them with the same faith (and same lack of proof) as the religious do.
Plus, one must ask if only reason can prove or disprove something.
Like you I don't have a lot of answers. One of the few that I've come up with is "We need to spend more time talking to each other and less time talking at or about each other." Thus my move towards post-positivism over the last few years.
