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The fact that science changes and people used to disagree is a testament to the difference between the two fields. Testability is where science gets it's credib
by tdb7893 11y ago
The fact that science changes and people used to disagree is a testament to the difference between the two fields. Testability is where science gets it's credibility so it's not surprising that it doesn't have much credibility among scientists. How many times has philosophy made a prediction about how things worked that was observable? I'm not saying it should have the reputation it does but it doesn't surprise me at all.
- jevgeni 11y agoPhilosophy is not predictive. Why do people think that? Is set theory predictive? The very principle that you describe, the principle of falsifiability of a scientific theory, is a philosophical construct (developed and described by Karl Popper) on which today's scientific approach is based.