Ex Theists

[Rhizomorph13]

And without reason... where would our science be? Science is completely based on chance. Even if something happens 500 times in a row under the same conditions... it is still possible for it to happen differently on the 501st time. The scientific method does not acknowledge this fact... and assumes that if it happens a few times the same way: it will not alter in an infinite number of tests. This is all well and good if we are in a universe formed not by intelligent beings. But it is impossible to prove that we are or not... therefore science must blindly assume that our world abides by the same laws at all time (if it is to progress at any reasonable pace).

Saerules,

Experimentation never settles a question for scientists in any infinite way, science is always ready for new data.

from http://www.colby.edu/biology/BI17x/expt_method.html

How can we prove that our new hypothesis is true? We never can. The scientific method does not allow any hypothesis to be proven. Hypotheses can be disproven in which case that hypothesis is rejected as false. All we can say about a hypothesis, which stands up to, a test to falsify it is that we failed to disprove it. There is a world of difference between failing to disprove and proving. Make sure you understand this distinction; it is the foundation of the scientific method.

Please provide an example of how philosophy could solve a problem that science could not.

Thank you,
Rhizo