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> Science is an open system. To date, but I doubt this is a law of nature. What prevents the next big discovery from being the final piece that grounds the sys
by itishappy 2y ago
> Science is an open system.
To date, but I doubt this is a law of nature. What prevents the next big discovery from being the final piece that grounds the system making everything else fall into place?
- digging 2y agoThis is a semantic debate, but "science" is the process of finding those rules. If we find an "ultimate" rule, we're still using science. (Assuming science is capable of finding that ground truth rule.)
- itishappy 2y agoI assumed "open system" here meant there is no ultimate rule, implying science can continue indefinitely. This aligns with our experience so far, and it does feel right to me, but I don't think we have evidence either way. I completely agree that the scientific process is our best/only tool for meaningfully advancing our understanding of the world.