(May 31, 2012 at 4:00 pm)StatCrux Wrote:(May 31, 2012 at 3:43 pm)RaphielDrake Wrote: er... yes? Science operates on what it *can* prove.
Is that a system thats not quite up to your standard?
Could you give me an example of one that is?
Did you even listen to the clip? Science operates on assumptions.
You couldn't pay me enough to listen to that douchebag. Reading his bullshit is bad enough.
Yes, science operates under assumptions - assumptions which if not assumed, would make any search for knowledge meaningless. The assumptions made are that reality exists and can be observed. I defy you to make any meaningful claim to knowledge without those assumptions.