(February 27, 2024 at 6:15 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote:(February 27, 2024 at 5:47 pm)Angrboda Wrote: Science is useful because it makes correct predictions.
True.
Quote:Its utility and its correctness are inseparable.
False. They are independent metrics.
Quote:As to whether the causal story that science provides, its correctness is a deep question.
What exactly do you mean by that?
I have to agree with Angrboda on this, at least from a pedantic point of view.
Science provides pragmatic truth only. Because it can only disprove claims, it can't strictly prove causality, nor can it prove that its models correspond to any Platonic reality.