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> Deductive logical systems cannot reliably find truth. Don't you mean inductive. > That is the lesson of the scientific revolution and the revolution in math
by GalacticDomin8r 13y ago
> Deductive logical systems cannot reliably find truth.
Don't you mean inductive.
> That is the lesson of the scientific revolution and the revolution in mathematics that is most closely associated with Godel.
A lesson which hasn't permeated the "scientific revolution" perhaps with good reason.
- snowwrestler 13y agoPrior to the scientific revolution, philosophers attempted to deduce truth from first principles. Their record was mixed to say the least. The revolution of science was to say we don't need Truth, we just need to look systematically at real facts, and come up with provisional theories that provide testable predictions about them. It has pulled humanity's collective head out of the clouds and created useful, practical, actionable knowledge.
- GalacticDomin8r 13y ago> Their record was mixed to say the least. As is post-"scientific revolution", whatever that means. > The revolution of science was to say we don't need Truth Do you have anything real to say?