I definitely don’t think the same thoughts about what it means for science to be self-correcting (or not) as many seem to. Interesting.
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That was hypothetical, I know you didn't say you believe in Platonic forms. It's just that typically those who say "science is a search for truth" imply one truth and one monolithic prescriptive way of doing science.
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Not sure if this is what Manjari has in mind, or that its incompatible with your perspective Olivia, but I tend think of science as search of truth in the long run & increased understanding in short run. The view I find problematic is that we can/should have truth in short run.
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Thanks, Iris! Yes, I share the long-run view that we still aim for the truth. I would hate to hand that to the short term folks who insist on interpreting every short term scientific product as having discovered "the truth".
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That's sensible.
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