(April 3, 2014 at 8:28 am)MindForgedManacle Wrote:(April 2, 2014 at 8:23 am)ManMachine Wrote: Scientists and people who adhere to scientific theory believe that the results of their observations will be repeated in the future, there is no evidence of this yet the belief persists.
There's a lot of it about.
MM
Before you say something stupid you should think about it. If you're going to bring up Hume's problem of induction, you should realize it's applicable to ALL usages of induction, not simply to science. The fact that you typed that message out came with several necessary assumptions about induction and the uniformity of nature for instance.
Interesting statement. Actually I didn't bring up Hume's problem of induction at all, you did. But fair enough, I'm game.
What 'assumption about induction and the uniformity of nature' do you think my message 'came with'?
MM
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions" - Leonardo da Vinci
"I think I use the term “radical” rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as “atheist,” some people will say, “Don’t you mean ‘agnostic’?” I have to reply that I really do mean atheist, I really do not believe that there is a god; in fact, I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one ... etc., etc. It’s easier to say that I am a radical atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal, and that it’s an opinion I hold seriously." - Douglas Adams (and I echo the sentiment)
"I think I use the term “radical” rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as “atheist,” some people will say, “Don’t you mean ‘agnostic’?” I have to reply that I really do mean atheist, I really do not believe that there is a god; in fact, I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one ... etc., etc. It’s easier to say that I am a radical atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal, and that it’s an opinion I hold seriously." - Douglas Adams (and I echo the sentiment)
