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Poll: What can science prove?
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Absolutely Everything.
18.60%
8 18.60%
Certain things (like things in the empirical / material realm)
41.86%
18 41.86%
Absolutely Nothing.
39.53%
17 39.53%
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What can science prove?
RE: What can science prove?
It depends on what part of science. I mean, mathematics is a formal science which attempts to purely prove a mathematical statement or hypothesis by previous proved theorems or self-evident axioms.
On the other hand, for experimental sciences, we perceive the world through our senses and for getting beyond their limits we use equipments in order to observe what exists. Observed evidence will always exist, for instance: sperm and egg fertilization results fetus, but its educational explanation, even if it's true, will evolve into more depth and comprehensive complexity.
It also depends on what do you exactly mean by proving.
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What can science prove? - by Tiberius - March 13, 2010 at 4:08 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by LukeMC - March 13, 2010 at 4:09 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by tavarish - March 13, 2010 at 4:12 pm
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RE: What can science prove? - by Violet - March 13, 2010 at 4:50 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by LEDO - March 13, 2010 at 4:53 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by Welsh cake - March 13, 2010 at 6:26 pm
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RE: What can science prove? - by downbeatplumb - March 14, 2010 at 12:07 pm
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RE: What can science prove? - by Ryft - March 14, 2010 at 6:36 pm
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RE: What can science prove? - by Bramblepath - March 14, 2010 at 5:59 pm
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RE: What can science prove? - by Ryft - March 14, 2010 at 6:25 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by Frank - March 14, 2010 at 10:08 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by Ryft - March 14, 2010 at 10:16 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by Tiberius - March 14, 2010 at 6:31 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by ib.me.ub - April 3, 2010 at 6:25 am
RE: What can science prove? - by Tiberius - April 3, 2010 at 9:48 am
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RE: What can science prove? - by Tiberius - March 14, 2010 at 10:12 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by Frank - March 14, 2010 at 10:34 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by Tiberius - March 15, 2010 at 12:03 am
RE: What can science prove? - by Frank - March 15, 2010 at 12:45 am
RE: What can science prove? - by Tiberius - March 15, 2010 at 12:52 am
RE: What can science prove? - by Frank - March 15, 2010 at 1:36 am
RE: What can science prove? - by Tiberius - March 15, 2010 at 3:54 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by Frank - March 15, 2010 at 4:28 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by LukeMC - March 15, 2010 at 5:19 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by Frank - March 15, 2010 at 5:48 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by LukeMC - March 15, 2010 at 6:05 pm
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RE: What can science prove? - by LukeMC - March 15, 2010 at 6:37 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by Frank - March 15, 2010 at 8:34 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by LukeMC - March 16, 2010 at 10:12 am
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RE: What can science prove? - by Ryft - March 16, 2010 at 12:10 am
RE: What can science prove? - by Frank - March 16, 2010 at 12:53 am
RE: What can science prove? - by Tiberius - March 16, 2010 at 6:35 am
RE: What can science prove? - by Ryft - March 16, 2010 at 10:52 am
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RE: What can science prove? - by Watson - March 15, 2010 at 12:07 am
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RE: What can science prove? - by Tiberius - March 15, 2010 at 6:40 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by theVOID - March 15, 2010 at 7:21 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by Tiberius - March 15, 2010 at 8:21 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by Violet - March 16, 2010 at 4:06 am
RE: What can science prove? - by Ryft - March 16, 2010 at 6:21 am
RE: What can science prove? - by Violet - March 15, 2010 at 7:35 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by LukeMC - March 15, 2010 at 7:53 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by Ace Otana - March 15, 2010 at 8:18 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by tackattack - March 16, 2010 at 12:39 am
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RE: What can science prove? - by Ace Otana - March 16, 2010 at 4:23 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by leo-rcc - March 16, 2010 at 4:23 am
RE: What can science prove? - by kollkolen - March 16, 2010 at 3:37 am
RE: What can science prove? - by Frank - March 16, 2010 at 8:41 am
RE: What can science prove? - by Tiberius - March 16, 2010 at 11:46 am
RE: What can science prove? - by leo-rcc - March 16, 2010 at 2:03 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by Minimalist - March 16, 2010 at 2:45 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by Frank - March 16, 2010 at 7:20 pm
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RE: What can science prove? - by Ryft - March 16, 2010 at 11:02 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by tavarish - March 16, 2010 at 11:11 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by Zhalentine - March 16, 2010 at 11:46 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by Frank - March 17, 2010 at 1:11 am
RE: What can science prove? - by Xyster - March 16, 2010 at 11:07 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by Minimalist - March 17, 2010 at 12:11 am
RE: What can science prove? - by tackattack - March 17, 2010 at 12:13 am
RE: What can science prove? - by Edwardo Piet - March 17, 2010 at 5:01 am
RE: What can science prove? - by Tiberius - April 3, 2010 at 7:02 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by Autumnlicious - April 3, 2010 at 7:25 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by ib.me.ub - May 8, 2010 at 3:17 pm
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RE: What can science prove? - by ib.me.ub - May 8, 2010 at 3:45 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by Caecilian - May 9, 2010 at 7:13 am
RE: What can science prove? - by ib.me.ub - May 9, 2010 at 10:07 am
RE: What can science prove? - by Tiberius - May 10, 2010 at 4:49 am
RE: What can science prove? - by Caecilian - May 11, 2010 at 7:51 am
RE: What can science prove? - by fr0d0 - May 9, 2010 at 4:19 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by ib.me.ub - May 11, 2010 at 10:49 am
RE: What can science prove? - by leo-rcc - May 11, 2010 at 12:43 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by Tiberius - May 11, 2010 at 11:26 am
RE: What can science prove? - by Violet - June 4, 2010 at 1:51 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by ib.me.ub - June 4, 2010 at 12:10 pm
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RE: What can science prove? - by lrh9 - June 11, 2010 at 4:39 pm
RE: What can science prove? - by Minimalist - June 11, 2010 at 5:02 pm
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