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Causation does not exist in science. Causation only exists in theories that reside in our head. If you want to rely on evidence, and you want the notion of caus
by wfo 11y ago
Causation does not exist in science. Causation only exists in theories that reside in our head. If you want to rely on evidence, and you want the notion of causality, you're in trouble because you can't have both, see the entire history of western philosophy in particular David Hume.
- cbd1984 11y ago> Causation does not exist in science. This is so over-simplified it's wrong. If I drop a weight, what happens? Is there a causal chain there? Would an animal unable to perceive a causal chain be able to live very long?
- wfo 11y agoOkay, show me an experiment that verifies our intuitive notion of causation. Cause is a philosophical principle that exists like I said only in our heads and it's a question about the future. If I do this, this will happen. Science is about evidence, experiments, and the past: we did this and this happened. If you are going to be doing science, you will not prove causal links. You will develop a theory which explains some phenomenon and implies some predictive assertions and then provide evidence for that theory and test the assertions. Cause is much deeper than science can currently tread.
- cbd1984 11y agoYou've defined causation in a very weird way that excludes what you think science covers, and I don't know why you did that.