We all know that belief in a fad diet can be a matter of "faith" - but from there, how do we make the leap that "science becomes a faith?"
Science is evidence-based. "Faith" is a firm belief which is held in the absence of scientific evidence.
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- Wed Apr 10, 2024 1:25 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Science
- Topic: When Science becomes a FAITH.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7248
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 1:19 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Science
- Topic: What Physicists Have Been Missing /BY SABINE HOSSENFELDER/
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1726
Re: What Physicists Have Been Missing /BY SABINE HOSSENFELDER/
The lifetime of a Higgs particle is about 10^-22 seconds, or a tenth of trillionth of a billionth of a seconds." /page 177, by Frank Wilczek/ Higgs bosons are unstable particles and therefore cannot be fundamental particles. So far this is only certainly known to be true for the isolated parti...
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 2:59 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Science
- Topic: March 10, 2024. A.I. Is Learning What It Means to Be Alive
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3560
Re: March 10, 2024. A.I. Is Learning What It Means to Be Alive
In the end, I'm afraid, the answer will conform to the criterion articulated by the pre-socratic geometers: define "life", and "non-life", and the question will answer itself.
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 2:48 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Science
- Topic: When Science becomes a FAITH.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7248
Re: When Science becomes a FAITH.
Because it's unintelligible.
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 2:47 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Science
- Topic: When Science becomes a FAITH.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7248
Re: When Science becomes a FAITH.
I think the original post can be written off... by philosophers.
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 12:58 pm
- Forum: Logic and Philosophy of Mathematics
- Topic: Resolution Of The Greatest Philosophical Question About Mathematics: (the red question)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4326
Re: Resolution Of The Greatest Philosophical Question About Mathematics: (the red question)
and thus this thread dies... we thank thee, Lord, for this mercy.
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 12:54 pm
- Forum: Logic and Philosophy of Mathematics
- Topic: Refuting Gödel:
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1777
Re: Refuting Gödel:
I know - or at least I think I know - or at least I know that I think I know - that this thread may have originated with an intelligible idea.
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 2:01 pm
- Forum: Epistemology - Theory of Knowledge
- Topic: GOD IS NOT FOND OF EXHIBITING SUPERPOWERS
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3434
Re: GOD IS NOT FOND OF EXHIBITING SUPERPOWERS
In all fairness, Dattaswami (for once) raises an interesting point in the philosophy of religion: Is "God" a populist? Does she/he perform conjuring tricks to impress the multitude? According to the New Testament, with its never-ending succession of miracle cures, and feeding of multitudes...
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 1:20 pm
- Forum: Logic and Philosophy of Mathematics
- Topic: Is it possible to define a measure of how interesting is a given mathematical theory?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2342
Re: Is it possible to define a measure of how interesting is a given mathematical theory?
The question is vague. What is meant by "interest"? Of couse, all academics understand that at some periods of time, some issues are more fahionable than others. It is particularly important to remember this when you are looking for research funding! So that is one measure you could use. O...
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 12:55 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Science
- Topic: NEWS FLASH FROM THE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF EARTH
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3377
Re: NEWS FLASH FROM THE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF EARTH
When I was in the army, we would sometimes ask for a sheet of blank paper, which we would carry folded up in the left hand. This saved us the effort of swinging both arms when marching in the road.
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 12:51 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Science
- Topic: MOND vs Dark Matter
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2036
MOND vs Dark Matter
For those of us who are not scientists by training, indeed have no scientific aptitude whatsoever, but who have a passionate interest in scientific questions, I'd like to post this question. Some proponents of MOND theory have claimed that it can explain the present state of the universe, and form a...
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 12:36 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Science
- Topic: What is Dark Energy? FEB 05, 2024. By Chelsea Gohd.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2230
Re: What is Dark Energy? FEB 05, 2024. By Chelsea Gohd.
Now Chelsea, do you really work for NASA? Be honest. And try to crystallise your thoughts into a coherent question. Intellectually, you're all over the place.
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 12:04 pm
- Forum: Logic and Philosophy of Mathematics
- Topic: Zero divided by zero revisited
- Replies: 44
- Views: 12589
Re: Zero divided by zero revisited
Whoops, a blooper: I posted "not customary to supply supporting arguments" incorrectly. Pls disregard that post, my mistake.
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 12:00 pm
- Forum: Logic and Philosophy of Mathematics
- Topic: Zero divided by zero revisited
- Replies: 44
- Views: 12589
Re: Zero divided by zero revisited
As a final comment, I thank Skepdick for making the only reply in the entire thread which demonstrated any actual knowledge of mathematics, or evidence of critical thinking skills, or understanding of the philsophical method. Do you still believe that zero can be divided by zero? If yes, then what ...
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 11:58 am
- Forum: Logic and Philosophy of Mathematics
- Topic: Zero divided by zero revisited
- Replies: 44
- Views: 12589
Re: Zero divided by zero revisited
A recent post on this question quickly descended into levity. However, it is a genuine philosophical problem in arithmetic, so let's try again, shall we? There are four possible answers: 0/0 = 0 (based on the intuitive supposition that only zero quantities are involved, so there cannot be a non-zer...