What is knowledge?
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« there is no absolute certainty, The Uncertainty Principle »
Even without the Heisenberg's uncertainty principle there would still not be absolute certainty. Our knowledge of reality is limited to the extent that we can establish independently verifiable observational data. Science is not a statement about reality; it is a statement about our observations of reality.
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« Science always produces the real result »
... What does that even *mean*!? Certainly science cannot produce anything like "the absolute truth". Science can only ever result in explanatory claims that are consistent with observation. If the observational data is limited - and it ALWAYS IS - then so will the accuracy of the explanatory model be, and much to the same degree.
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« Science doesn't explain, it demonstrates »
Science can only demonstrate the accuracy of its explanations, in terms of how well its explanations match available observational data.
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science |ˈsʌɪəns|
noun
the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.
Science doesn't explain, it demonstrates.
Science always produces the real result, regardless of how much the experimenter likes it or not.
Also, there is no absolute certainty, The Uncertainty Principle is a real demonstrable effect which disables absolute knowledge.
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« awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation »
Yes, and that is an inroad to the kind of knowledge I am looking to define.
Some people, for instance, demand that science produce absolute certainties. But don't the nature of knowledge and "absolute certainty" contradict?
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Read a dictionary.
knowledge |ˈnɒlɪdʒ|
noun
1 facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject
• what is known in a particular field or in total; facts and information.
2 awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation.
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@XGralgrathor Well, to me, knowing should be about the actual state of things or at least an approximation. And to really Know something is true, one would have to have some kind of evidence to show for it, or being able to refer to a report. But then, one should also have to check if it's good evidence? And I guess here comes the part where you check (forming a memory for later) if it's peer reviewed and cited in other papers, if it's not refuted then I guess there is some form of consensus.
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@XGralgrathor So, what is truth?
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The real result is based in the reality.
Science doesn't explain, scientists explain what the data means, science is the data demonstrated.
Stating that limits prevent unlimited things ignores the properties of the infinite. You can have an infinite thing contained within 3 centimetres if you wanted.
MarxIzalias 7 months ago
« Science doesn't explain, scientists explain what the data means »
Explanations that come in the form of hypotheses and theories, and are collectively known under the name 'science'. Science is the word we use for the process as well as for the results of that process.
XGralgrathor 7 months ago