On Saturday, April 04, 2015 1:57:19 AM Alan McKinnon wrote: > On 03/04/2015 23:11, Fernando Rodriguez wrote: > > That's the problem with science in general. The one thing it may never be able > > to answer is "why?". Take gravity as an example. We got really good models for > > it, we can predict how it influences even light with great accuracy but what > > are the underlying mechanisms? We may never know. Einstein would say it's > > because matter bends space, but what is the underlying mechanism for that? We > > just take his word for it because he gave us equations that work better than > > anything else we've come up with so far. > > > The scientific community is very well aware that it cannot answer the > question "why?", and in fact, true science doesn't even try. > > Science never proves anything, it only fails to disprove a realistic > workable model. > > For the sake of simplicity and brevity we often says "according to > Einstein's theory matter bands space so therefore..." or even simplify > that to "matter bands space so therefore...", all the time understanding > that it's just a model, and could be totally wrong about the real > underlying truth. > > This is in no way a "problem" with science. It is by design.
That's exactly the point I was trying to make. Should've read more like "If that's a problem with quantum physics then it's a problem with science in general..." -- Fernando Rodriguez
