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>The only real assumption is that "there exists something as opposed to nothing", i.e. that there are some phenomena independent of the subject doing science.
by throwaway9887 6y ago
>The only real assumption is that "there exists something as opposed to nothing", i.e. that there are some phenomena independent of the subject doing science.
Former does not imply the latter.
- qsort 6y agoIt's rather difficult to make sense of the concept of 'existing' starting from the point of view that everything is the product of one's mind, but yeah, strictly speaking I used imprecise language (which is why I put that sentence in quotes). The actual assumption is the latter.