(April 1, 2016 at 11:30 pm)Mudhammam Wrote:(April 1, 2016 at 3:23 am)robvalue Wrote: Sure, to make a scientific point you need both arguments and evidence.But to be fair, by evidence you mean phenomena that can be understood in terms of physics. ...Right? In other words, you beg the question that all important, or true, or relevant points are "scientific" in nature... Which is not a scientific claim. Do you think that there are any propositions which are categorically true and cannot be supported by evidence? If so (I think this is obviously the case, btw), to what should one make one appeal if not argumentation?
You can prove things within an abstract system using just arguments, but to demonstrate things to be (most likely) true about reality, it needs to be bolstered with evidence.
Well, sure. You can argue for those things all you want, but if all you HAVE are arguments, then I really wouldn't see the point...
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