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doctorcrimson t1_j9xbuuf wrote

Reply to comment by passengera34 in Reality is an openness that we can never fully grasp. We need closures as a means of intervening in the world. | Post-postmodern philosopher and critic of realism Hilary Lawson explains closure theory. by IAI_Admin

I love how you just cheered for ignorance of science in that first part, basically making my case for me. Reproducibility of results and verification by multiple parties is the only way we know anything, it is constantly proving more accurate than beliefs of any single individual.

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passengera34 t1_j9xfck1 wrote

If you would consider watching the video, you'd see that no one is cheering for ignorance of science.

Context is always relevant. The context of a scientific hypothesis enables us to do things. That's why "closing" is useful. But experimentation does not say anything absolute about objects in "reality".

Not only that, but there are severe issues that your kind of scientific realism cannot address...

"Reproducibility of results"

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replication_crisis

"Verification of multiple parties"

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pessimistic_induction

Uh oh!

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doctorcrimson t1_j9xrzox wrote

Lmao linked to Wikipedia while lecturing me on science

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passengera34 t1_j9ybgoc wrote

Was it too hard for you to understand? Do you need me to draw you a picture?

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