On 10 Sep 2013, at 19:45, meekerdb wrote:
On 9/10/2013 1:55 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote:
Today we know that science proves nothing about reality, but it can
refute theories, and it can provides evidences for theories, but
not automatically the truth.
Scientific theories are certainly not automatically the truth. But
to say science "proves *nothing* about reality" is ridiculous.
It might depend what we mean by reality. If reality is defined by a
model of arithmetic, then we can agree that science can prove
statements having the shape: if there is a reality, then there is an
infinity of prime numbers, and that might be an example.
But usually we prove propositions inside theories, and it is always a
sort of bet that such theories really apply to reality.
Science is born from doubt and never leave it.
Bruno
Brent
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