I'm not convinced that some people don't genuinely believe that there is no such thing as objective reality. But in any case, whether you believe it doesn't exist or simply can't be known, both lead to absurdity.
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In a similar way, without a philosophical purpose behind it, medicine is just a series of facts. But facts inform theories, and theories are inherently connected to society. Without theory, science is largely meaningless
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Ok, if some society realized that putting alcohol on a cut help prevent infection, it’s meaningless if they don’t have a global theory of medecine ?
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Ok, question. If a mad dictator decided to breed human for multiple generations based on personality traits, would he succeed in creating a population that on average score way higher on his arbitrary selection of personality traits ?
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Probably not, although it's quite hard to say. Personality is an inherently complex trait that is a very sophisticated combination of genes and environment. He'd probably end up with a country full of very damaged people
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