I am an agnostic by the way.
2006-10-07 04:33:53 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
From a follower of science:
Science doesn't even PRETEND to have all the answers. Some leading scientists even hypothesize that there are issues which science may never solve. At least one group of thinkers argues that science may be at a kind of "end" when it comes to "new theories" (see John Horgan's work).
But lest the dogmatists in this forum be tempted to read this incorrectly, ALL the sources I used for this answer are non-religious. Not a single one would propose filling the gap in knowledge with nonsense or magical explanations. It's a straightforward practical & theoretical question. Can the human mind solve all the puzzles that are out there? Given our great progress in certain areas, hubris can be tempting - but the "yes" answer to this is speculative at best.
An example of this is what's called the "hard question" - the relation between mind (self-consciouness, or consciousness in general) and the physical brain. All agree there's a physical base, but the actual definition and identification of the "mind" is till elusive. (And no, there is no argument in favor of "soul" or other such gratuitous constructs.)
2006-10-07 04:58:24 · answer #1 · answered by JAT 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because you have been tricked into thinking the question 'what is the meaning of the world' is a meaningfull question.
Even though the question "What is the meaning of the world" is syntactically correct it is semantically meaningless.
That is to say that it has no more meaning than the sentence, 'Why does the number seven get hungry'. The number seven can not get hungry since hunger is an attribute that can only be ascribed to living things that have the ability to comprehend hunger.
2006-10-07 04:39:38 · answer #2 · answered by zatcsu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Science tells us there is no meaning in the world. So stop wasting time looking and get on with living by CREATING YOUR OWN MEANINGS!
2006-10-07 04:43:30 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Science is wonderful and answers many questions, however it does not and can not answer your personal quest for the meaning of YOUR world and your life.
2006-10-07 04:47:46 · answer #4 · answered by Medusa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Science has to do a lot, what it has so for found is not enough to throw light on evolution and life on other galaxies and then only people will come to know more to justify certain things in life on earth.
VR
2006-10-07 04:41:23 · answer #5 · answered by sarayu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Science never claimed to know all the answers but it is the most logical means of revealing them.
2006-10-07 04:41:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because you don't know all the science. No one does.
2006-10-07 04:41:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Science is always in the process of explaining things,and there will always be new questions.
Have faith in nature, that's all you need.
2006-10-07 04:40:36 · answer #8 · answered by T Time 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because science is imperfect and relies on the best guess model
2006-10-07 04:41:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Science doesnt HAVE all the anwers. That WHY there is science
2006-10-07 04:36:23 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋