Oh look, a scientist who doesn't understand the point of science.https://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/985201265394106368 …
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The point of science is to solve problems, not to find the "objective truth". This is done by gathering data and describing patterns observed in nature. When you're in the lab, you're not thinking about finding an objective truth. You're thinking about how to solve a problem.
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Replying to @Failed_Buddhist
I think both Newton and Einstein would argue that they were trying to find the objective truth about reality. And most of their discoveries did not take place in a lab.
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Maybe they would argue that, but so what? Bohr argued that this was not the task of physics. Both Bohr and Einstein proved to be right in different areas.
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I'm not arguing that there is no objective reality, just to be clear. All I'm saying is that the scientific method is a process coming up with theories that have better explanatory power than previous theories. Theories are used to solve problems.
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Einstein was also just as interested in epistemology as he was in the physical sciences, and thought it was extremely important for scientists to engage in the meta-discussion of what science is about, lest they be blinded into thinking their science is contextually independent.
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Einstein would scoff at Tyson's dismissal of philosophy.
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