In a way, yes.
It's a recognition of the fact that, no matter how smart and well-intentioned we may be, our judgements and opinions may not reflect reality. Because of that, the scientific method says that we must always double-check our opinions and predictions against physical reality; and do it in such a way that (to the extent possible) the results are clear and unambiguous.
This distinguishes the scientific method from, say, the Aristotelian view of nature, which said that the proper way to understand nature was to simply philosophize about it.
2007-10-11 07:44:22
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answered by RickB 7
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Your hunger and ate example is flawed. Carefully read it again and you will see why. The contra-positive is only valid if the original conditional is always true. The example you gave isn't always true. One can be hungry even after having eaten if the amount eaten was insufficient to satisfy the hunger. Your argument on this point is not justified. "Humans by nature beg the question, and depend on their own logic to justify their own logic, which doesn’t work. If 1+1= 2, what is really being said is 2=2, which gets me nowhere if I don’t know the value of two, or one, or one plus one. Such circular logic is also found with superstition." It is clear you are not a mathematician. If you were you would actually know that 1+1 = 2 because of set theory. Go study before you think it's based on circular logic. "For example, the Bible according to many Christians is written by God, it also by fair chance, says so in the Bible (although there is no direct scripture that says that)." The Bible directly states that all the books found therein where written by men who were supposedly inspired by God. Nowhere in the Christian dogma does it state that the Bible is literally God's own writing. You really need to stop using examples you have not studied properly. You are wrong about science being dependent upon science. Science depends upon phenomenon observed in the universe, not upon itself. Science is the study of patterns found among phenomenon in the universe. Science is not the phenomenon themselves. It's amazing how many times you can be wrong in only a few paragraphs.
2016-05-21 22:29:29
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answered by kassandra 3
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What limitations?
What's wrong with the scientific method?
You wouldn't be using a computer if it was that flawed, would you?
2007-10-11 07:21:25
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answered by Leviathan 6
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