TheBookworm on Nostr: My hot take on this: Observation and hypotheses support a fact. A fact then exists ...
My hot take on this:
Observation and hypotheses support a fact.
A fact then exists until observation and hypotheses disprove the fact in a robust replicable, and rational scientific manner (generally by people far more educated than me).
Until then a fact is a fact.
Beliefs do not come into this argument.
Beliefs are based on attitudes and thoughts. Our thoughts are limitless and not bound by science, or even right and wrong. (For example I think I look great dancing… factually that is unlikely to be the case especially if I have been drinking alcohol)
Philosophically speaking there is no single truth, there are no simple facts and everything can exist everywhere all at once based on arguments and theories, including the possibility that we could be living in a universe that resides in a God’s navel. (Also potentially true of quantum mechanics and someone more knowledgeable on the subject than me, may have a much more eloquent view. Ditto re philosophy, and the scientific method).
I wasn’t expecting this kind of discussion when I Nostr’ed today but I’m here for it!! 🤩
Observation and hypotheses support a fact.
A fact then exists until observation and hypotheses disprove the fact in a robust replicable, and rational scientific manner (generally by people far more educated than me).
Until then a fact is a fact.
Beliefs do not come into this argument.
Beliefs are based on attitudes and thoughts. Our thoughts are limitless and not bound by science, or even right and wrong. (For example I think I look great dancing… factually that is unlikely to be the case especially if I have been drinking alcohol)
Philosophically speaking there is no single truth, there are no simple facts and everything can exist everywhere all at once based on arguments and theories, including the possibility that we could be living in a universe that resides in a God’s navel. (Also potentially true of quantum mechanics and someone more knowledgeable on the subject than me, may have a much more eloquent view. Ditto re philosophy, and the scientific method).
I wasn’t expecting this kind of discussion when I Nostr’ed today but I’m here for it!! 🤩