2007-07-25 03:18:27 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Man will never reach the ends of human science, he will have destroyed the planet long before that!
2007-07-25 03:22:36 · answer #1 · answered by ALLEN B 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Considering that possibilities are infinite, the only thing that can stop us is the end of the race itself.
This is more a mathematical answer than a strictly philosophical one.
But in the end, all science, and all existence, is supported by numbers!
2007-07-25 03:26:09 · answer #2 · answered by starryeyed 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Man will reach the end of human science when he will be able to 'create human being" in a lab (wth out sex or human sperm or ova)ie, from basic elements(atoms or molecules)..
2007-08-01 00:23:53 · answer #3 · answered by leowin1948 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Three scientific ends which I hope are achieved would be...
1. A cure for cancer.
2. The final and irrefutable proof that God (or deity by any other name) does not exist.
3. A cure for AIDS
All of these discoveries would prolong the lives of millions of people. Whether they are achieved in my lifetime is another matter but I hope that at least one of them will.
2007-07-25 03:54:51 · answer #4 · answered by Magpie68 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are no "ends" in science, just more questions that arise from what we learn...just as with philosophy. The idea that man can "know everything" is akin to religious fundamentalism. It's an excuse for intellectual laziness.
2007-07-25 03:34:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure, but relatively certain the end of proper English usage by popular culture on the internet will be the essential improper usage of pluralisms.
2007-07-29 03:05:24 · answer #6 · answered by Davis Wylde 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Science creates more science - so the answer must be that he won't. But I suppose a theoretical "end" to it must be when he recreates the perfect human being.
2007-07-25 03:24:02 · answer #7 · answered by mistral23 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Impssible to tell, as new things are created, new problems arise. New things are discovered that re write the rule etc etc etc. There is no predictable outcome.
Sounds like this question is heading towards sigularity theory. You should have a look at that.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_singularity
2007-07-25 03:23:28 · answer #8 · answered by Timothy S 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When the earth done blowed up!
What a question, are you not with us? maybe you just need a nap.
Tell your brain to knock it off and go sit by a tree and ponder.
Finding the answers should be fun not agonizing.
2007-07-25 03:32:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Science is a process, not a finite resource! There are no ends to reach!
2007-07-25 03:22:05 · answer #10 · answered by Avondrow 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋