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Do you think humans can gain omniscience using the scientific method?

• TeMPOraL 9y ago
  No. Though I am implying that we can get asymptotically close to omniscience (to the extent it's allowed by physics; full omniscience would probably have infinite energy requirements anywy) through the systems we build - which include mental frameworks, organizational structures and computing devices.
  • wu-ikkyu 9y ago
    So then if we will always fall short of omniscience, why should we always seek it in everything we do?
    • TeMPOraL 9y ago
      Because it doesn't matter that you can't walk a hundred million light years, if your goal is 5 meters away from you.
      • wu-ikkyu 9y ago
        So why train for a hundred million light year race when you're already standing in front of the finish line? Why try to find an objective scientific/monetary measurement of the value of a subjective experience like the warmth of a lovers embrace when you can feel it directly and immediately?
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      • frgtpsswrdlame 9y ago
        Except our goal here is how to measure the worth of your own life. That's a lot more like "a hundred million light years" than it is "5 meters away." We've literally been trying for millennia to evaluate what 'the good life' is and are probably not that much closer than when we started.
      • saghm 9y ago
        Maybe their goal doesn't requiring reasoning about the beauty of a sunset?